Don Reed
Sponsor, Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act; Founder
Co-Chair, Californians for Cures
Vice President, Public Policy, Americans for Cures Foundation

Don Reed is an extraordinary patient advocate who has made it his life's work to advance and protect all forms of stem cell research. His motivation comes from his son, Roman Reed, who was paralyzed in a college football game in 1994.

Don's accomplishments include:

• Citizen-sponsor, California's Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act (1999)
• Chair and co-founder, Californians for Cures (2000-present)
• Grassroots organizer, California Senator Deborah Ortiz' legislation on stem cell research (2002-2003)
• Recipient, Willie Shoemaker Award for Advancing Spinal Cord Injury Awareness (2005)
• Stem Cell Research Advocate of the Year, Genetic Policy Institute (2006)
• Board Member, Americans for Cures Foundation (previously Alliance for Stem Cell Research) (2004-present)
• Board member, Proposition 71 Campaign/Americans for Cures Action Network (2003-present)
• Weblog author, Stem Cell Battles www.stemcellbattles.com (2005-present)
• Author, five books and 30 magazine articles
• Recipient, National Press Award (1996)