Email

christi.guerrini@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Baylor College of Medicine
Texas

Professional Interests

• Ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics
• Citizen science
• Investigative genetic genealogy

Professional Statement

Christi Guerrini is Assistant Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. She serves as the Health Policy Pathway Director at BCM and lectures on health and science policy. Her research is focused on the ethical, legal, and social implications of biomedical research and emerging technologies. Prof. Guerrini has served as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or co-investigator of research on investigative genetic genealogy, citizen science, and health data sharing. She has published on these and related topics in scientific journals that include Science, Nature Biotechnology, and Genetics in Medicine, as well as in traditional law reviews and other media. Prof. Guerrini is a member of several national organizations focused on developing best practices and policies for investigative genetic genealogy. Prior to joining BCM, she practiced law in Chicago and Houston and taught intellectual property law and legal writing to law students in Chicago and New York.

Selected Publications

• "Citizen science, public policy." Science. 2018;361(6398):134-136.
• "Four misconceptions about investigative genetic genealogy." Journal of Law and the Biosciences. 2021;8
• "Family secrets: experiences and outcomes of participating in direct-to-consumer genetic relative-finder services." American Journal of Human Genetics. 2022;109(3):486-497.
• "The rise of the ethical license." Nature Biotechnology. 2017;35:22-24.