About Us

The STS Center Working Group on Science, Technology, Ethics & Law (STELA) currently consists of Berkeley faculty and students who focus on the governance of biotechnology, but those with other areas of interest are welcome to participate. Major functions of the group, aside from informal activities and networking, include convening seminars and supporting the development of interdisciplinary courses that will help train students across the university in the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of new genetic technologies.

STELA is coordinated by David Winickoff, Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Society in the College of Natural Resources.