BCLBE Stem Cell Law and Economics Fellowships.

The Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCLBE) is offering two Stem
Cell Law and Economics Research Fellowships for the 2010 calendar year. The fellows
will (i) participate in BCLBE research projects concerning stem cell intellectual property
commercialization and (2) pursue an independent research project relating to legal and /
or economic issues arising in the research, development and commercialization of human
stem cell technology. The subject of the independent research project will be
developed by the fellow in consultation with BCLBE faculty. Possible topics include, but
are not limited to, intellectual property issues presented by human stem cell research and
development, the impact of capital and regulatory constraints on translating human stem
cell research into commercial products, the projected economic impact of the availability
of human stem cell based therapies on the health care system, or cross-border regulation
of development, commercialization and delivery of human stem cell therapies.

Each fellow will be entitled to receive $10,000. The fellowships are available to current
Berkeley Law 1L and 2L J D candidates and to Ph.D.candidates in the J SP program.

Fellows will have the following obligations during the 2010 calendar year:

Spring Semester:
Attend the Berkeley Stem Cell Center Fellows Ethical, Legal, Social
Issues (ELSI) Training Seminar (10 Friday lunchtime sessions).
Participate in supervised research projects as part of the BCLBE
pluripotent stem cell IP commercialization research project. Develop
independent research project related to legal and / or economic issues
arising from human stem cell research.

Summer:
Pursue independent research project: benchmark- complete first draft of
research paper.
Continue supervised research projects at BCLBE.

Fall Semester:
Finish research paper.
Present results of research paper Berkeley Stem Cell Center Fellows meeting.
Continue supervised research projects at BCLBE.

Interested students should submit a statement of interest, CV,
transcript of law school courses (including those proposed for Spring
2010), and the names of two references. Applications or questions about
the fellowships should be submitted to Ken Taymor, BCLBE Executive
Director, at:
ktaymor@law.berkeley.edu

This position will remain open until filled.