He has the scientific knowledge, and I have the political knowledge.

The choice of Texas for the meeting is symbolic. Lost in the focus on the federal legislation are the brutal state-by-state battles being waged for this research.

I think he's on the right track in trying to see that Florida becomes a cutting edge state, ... We have some of the best researchers, and it would be a pity if we cannot advance stem cell research in the state.

The Global Achievement Award was intended for an individual who has made a monumental worldwide contribution to the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine.

I am surprised that I am at the center of it.

The basis for recognizing Dr. Hwang was his reported landmark achievement in the creation of patient-matched stem cell lines. However, the results of an investigation by Seoul National University have shown that Hwang's results were largely fabricated.

I feel like I jumped out of an airplane at 40,000 feet without a parachute.

I think the ethical issues are going to be resolved, ... I think the public will get an accurate, factual story and I think in the end that the foreign collaborators will probably continue their collaborations. But right now there's a short-term issue that has to be resolved so there won't be doubt about what happened in 2004.