CERA and The Hastings Center Partner to Support Early-Career Scholars

Scholarships @Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis (CERA) in Health ethics Email Opportunity

Opportunity Description

CERA and The Hastings Center are proud to announce a new partnership to support career development for students who are interested in ethical, legal, and social implications research of genomics.

A major component of this partnership is the selection of a CERA Fellow from among The Hastings Center Sadler Scholars, doctoral students interested in bioethics research careers. A cohort of Sadler Scholars is selected annually through a rigorous application process during the final year of their doctoral studies. One incoming Sadler Scholar will have the opportunity to become a CERA Fellow each year.

The inaugural CERA Fellow is Kimberlyn Ellis, who is completing her doctorate in human genetics at Vanderbilt University under the supervision of Hastings Center Fellow Ellen Wright Clayton and Dr. Jennifer (Piper) Below. Ellis’s doctoral research addresses the critical integration of how genetic variation, genetic ancestry, and known social and structural risk factors interact and impact biological processes for chronic diseases. CERA Fellows benefit from a variety of unique opportunities designed to enhance their professional growth and visibility.

Additional Information on the opportunity

  • Opportunity ID 9497
  • Types of opportunities Scholarships

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