Natalie Kofler PhD

Natalie Kofler is a trained molecular biologist and a leading voice in CRISPR and synthetic biology ethics. She advocates for equity in science and the inclusion of diverse perspectives in technology design and governance. Her work has been highlighted by The Guardian, Nature, CBC radio, Pacific Standard Magazine, and National Geographic. She is an affiliated scholar of the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics and the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School. She teaches Environmental Ethics and Justice at Harvard Medical School and Yale University. She received her Ph.D. in cellular, molecular, and medical biosciences and MS in human nutrition and metabolic studies from Columbia University and her BS in human anatomy and cell biology from McGill University. Dr. Kofler is currently the Levenick Resident Scholar at the Institute of Sustainability, Energy, and the Environment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and founder of Editing Nature, a global initiative to steer responsible development and deployment of environmental genetic technologies.