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2016 Honoring Henrietta Lacks: Her Impact and Our Outreach

Honoring Henrietta Lacks: Her Impact and Our Outreach

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2016 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture Video Recording

Honoring Henrietta Lacks: Her Impact and Our Outreach Video

The annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture is one of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s many educational programs that focus on increasing awareness of her impact on biomedical research and society. “Students are the next generation of doctors, researchers and scientists, so to get them exposed to the story of Henrietta Lacks and see the mistakes that were made and how we are moving forward, the possibilities are endless,” says David Lacks, grandson of Henrietta Lacks. Watch a video that debuted at the annual lecture to learn more about the global impact of her cells, even 65 years after her death.

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Images by Joshua Franzos