Welcome to the National Stem Cell Bank
The National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB) was established at WiCell on September 30, 2005, to acquire, characterize and distribute the 21 human embryonic stem cell lines and their sub-clones available for use in federally funded research programs and to provide technical support to the hES cell research community. The NSCB distributes cells to researchers in academic and non-profit institutions worldwide. In conjunction with NSCB activities, WiCell provides comprehensive hands-on technical training in the culture of its human embryonic stem cell lines.
The National Institutes of Health awarded the National Stem Cell Bank contract to the WiCell Research Institute in October 2005. The stem cell bank serves as the country’s only repository for the human embryonic stem cells listed on the NIH Stem Cell Registry. These stem cell lines, as designated by the registry, are eligible for federally funded research.
Now at the end of the first year of the NIH contract, the stem cell bank is making progress toward being the scientific resource it was conceived to be. WiCell launched the National Stem Cell Bank Web site in June 2006, providing researchers with an online avenue for ordering the cells and sharing data, and offering technical support for growing the cells.
The National Stem Cell Bank is indeed becoming a safe box for the keeping of nature’s most miraculous and complex entity, the human embryonic stem cell
| Cell Line | Cell Line Alias | Cell Type | Disease | Genetic Alteration/Mutation | Sex | Age at Collection | Ethnicity | Genetically Related Cell Lines | dbGaP Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG01 | hESBGN-01 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| BG02 | hESBGN-02 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| BG03 | hESBGN-03 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| ES01 | HES-1 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| ES02 | HES-2 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| ES03 | HES-3 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| ES04 | HES-4 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| ES05 | HES-5 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| ES06 | HES-6 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| SA01 | SA001, Sahlgrenska 1 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| SA02 | SA002, Sahlgrenska 2 | Human ES | Patau Syndrome | Female | No | No | |||
| TE03 | I3 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| TE04 | I4 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| TE06 | I6 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| UC06 | HSF-6 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| WA01 | H1 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| WA07 | H7 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| WA09 | H9 | Human ES | None reported | Female | No | No | |||
| WA13 | H13 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No | |||
| WA14 | H14 | Human ES | None reported | Male | No | No |