Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture: 100 Years of Henrietta Lacks Video Premiere
Description
Please tune in for a special one-hour video screening of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture: 100 Years of Henrietta Lacks.
This year, the impact of the coronavirus has significantly changed how we currently live, work, and communicate as a community. 2020 also marks 100 years of celebrating the life of a remarkable woman, Henrietta Lacks. During this challenging time of a world pandemic, honoring her extraordinary legacy is both timely and a testament to how we all need to strive for a better world, strengthen community trust, and fulfill the promise of medicine.
As a tribute to Lacks' 100th birthday, the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research has assembled a cast of researchers and community members to discuss the impact of Henrietta Lacks and her cells in our past, present, and future.
Featuring:
- Members of the Lacks family
- Gregg Semenza, 2019 Nobel Prize recipient of Physiology or Medicine
- Sherita Hill Golden, vice president and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Lisa Cooper, director of the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
- Recipients of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award and the Henrietta Lacks Dunbar Health Sciences Scholarship
Who can attend?
- General public
- Faculty
- Staff
- Students
