Center for Genetic Research Ethics & Law

The Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law (CGREAL) is one of four interdisciplinary Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address some of the most pressing ethical, legal and social questions raised by recent advances in genetic and genomic research.

Law-Medicine Center faculty are collaborating with colleagues at Case School of Medicine to study the ethical issues in the design and conduct of human genetic research, including the protection of human subjects in research. After first surveying existing ethical, legal and social implications research and current genetic research regulations and guidelines to determine how adequately they address present and emerging ethical concerns, the center will conduct research and develop resources that will contribute to stronger policies and guidelines in genetic research.