Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy
As discoveries in genome sciences advance, the challenge for society will be arriving at a thoughtful consensus on how to make use of the innovations to enhance the well-being of individuals and society, while protecting values such as individual rights and distributive justice. The IGSP Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy (GELP) was created to foster ethically responsible and socially beneficial uses of genome science, while addressing the complex ethical, legal, social and policy impacts of the Genome Revolution.
GELP houses the Center for Public Genomics, which is a Center of Excellence in ELSI Research, co-funded by DoE and NIH.