EXHIBIT 23.01

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-127441, 333-108604, 333-64418, 333-64092, 333-05769 and 33-81894) pertaining to the 2001 Stock Option Plan, the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 1995 Stock Option Plan of Genelabs Technologies, Inc. and in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 333-108608, 333-135835, 333-140712 and 333-145497) and the related Prospectuses of our report dated March 25, 2008, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Genelabs Technologies, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2007.

	/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Palo Alto, California
March 25, 2008