About the Fellowship in ELSI Research
The Stanford Training Program in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and the Center for Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics (CIRGE) was established in 2016 with support from the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
The goal of the training program is to create independent scholars who can conduct rigorous research on ethical, legal, social or policy implications of genetics and genomics. Specific objectives are to introduce trainees to conceptual frameworks and methods used in ELSI research, core bioethics concepts and literature, and to the experience of working in an interdisciplinary research environment. This program builds on 15 years of experience in ELSI research training as an NHGRI Center for Excellence in ELSI Research, CIRGE.
Common Fellowship Activities
- Education: attend lectures, seminars, webinars, and conferences
- Research: research design, data collection data analysis
- Writing: book chapters, manuscripts, blog posts, grant applications, and journal publications
- Mentorship: working with students on their own research projects and supervise student research assistants
- Meetings: meetings with mentors, other fellows, faculty members, networking, group collaborations, and writing groups
- Support for career development
All SCBE fellows are required to attend the weekly SCBE Seminars as part of their educational and professional development. Interested parties can attend our invited speakers seminars, which occur once per month.
Current Fellows
Kevin Mintz
First Year Fellow
- PhD, Political Science specializing in Political Theory and American Politics, Stanford University
- MSc, Political Theory, The London School of Economics & Political Science
- BA, Government, Harvard College
Daphne Martschenko
Second Year Fellow
- PhD, Philosophy Education, University of Cambridge
- MPhil, Politics, Development and Democratic Education, University of Cambridge
- BA, Anthropology & Slavic Studies, Stanford University
Carole Federico
Third Year Fellow
- PhD, Experimental Medicine, McGill University
- MSc, Experimental Medicine, McGill University
- BSc, Biopsychology, University of British Columbia
Vasiliki (Vaso) Rahimzadeh
Third Year Fellow
- PhD, Family Medicine, Biomedical Ethics Specialization, McGill University
- MSc, Experimental Medicine, Biomedical Ethics Specialization, McGill University
- BS, Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley
The fellows' full bios can be found here.
Program Leadership
Mildred Cho, PhD
Fellowship Program Co-Director
Associate Director of the Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Holly Tabor, PhD
Fellowship Program Co-Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Ethics and Education
