# ELSIhub: National Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis

> **NIH NIH U24** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $2,158,999

## Abstract

The Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis (CERA) was established in 2019 to develop a platform for
dissemination, sharing, curation, and synthesis of ELSI research products (ELSIhub) and to convene a broad
base of ELSI-interested communities to support the development of CERA resources. Building on over four
years of experience and relationship-building with ELSI-relevant communities, and the knowledge-to-action
(KTA) framework, we will develop innovative processes for content development and facilitate collaboration to
enhance the dissemination, uptake, and translation of ELSI research findings. CERA is a collaboration
between Stanford University, Columbia University and partners at The Hastings Center and Case Western
Reserve University. CERA | ELSIhub will be guided by the principles of responsiveness, inclusion, adaptability,
rigor, transparency, and open access. Our specific aims are to:
Aim 1: Develop and maintain the ELSIhub platform for researchers to share and search for ELSI
 research products
Aim 2: Curate and synthesize ELSI research
Aim 3: Facilitate new collaborations and increase uptake of ELSI research
Over the past four years, we have established a solid foundation for community-building and resource
development, focusing on the ELSI research community. We also conducted a comprehensive accessibility
assessment of ELSIhub and CERA events and implemented a plan to broaden accessibility and develop best
practices for accessibility for the ELSI research community. In the next award period, CERA will expand its
focus on ELSI researchers by establishing new collaborations with genome scientists, ELSI scholars and
trainees in The Hastings Center Sadler Fellows Program and Summer Bioethics Program for
Underrepresented Undergraduates, the Broad Institute, the SING Consortium, Black in Genetics, and other
groups to promote diversity in ELSI research and ELSI-adjacent communities. We will introduce the ELSI
Connect program, an online discussion board called ELSI Exchange, and ELSI Journal Clubs to encourage
collaboration and resource sharing among a wide range of ELSI-interested groups and to crowdsource
identification of high priority areas for CERA events and resources. We will explore innovative methods to
assess the feasibility of responsible and valid AI-assisted curation and synthesis of ELSI research, using large
language models trained on ELSI research products drawn from ELSIhub databases. We will also add an
independent Evaluation Team to design and conduct program evaluation and analyze platform use.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10974975
- **Project number:** 2U24HG010733-06
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Mildred K. Cho
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $2,158,999
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2019-08-13 → 2029-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10974975

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10974975, ELSIhub: National Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis (2U24HG010733-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10974975. Licensed CC0.

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