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Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture

Date/Time:
Saturday, October 5, 2024 (8:00am – 12:30pm)

Location:
Turner Auditorium 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205

Details:

Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 8:00 am
In-Person & Virtual
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Join the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical & Translational Research  in honoring the legacy of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks at the 14th Anniversary of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture. This year, we invite guests to attend in-person or virtually.

Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as our keynote speaker. Guests will also hear from Dr. Nadine Barrett, professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Public Health and the senior associate dean and director of the Atrium Health/Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The 2024 awardees of both the Urban Health Institute’s Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award and the Henrietta Lacks Dunbar Health Sciences Scholarship will be announced.

Check-in begins at 8:00 am and the program starts at 9:00 am. Breakfast and lunch be provided. We encourage you to register early as spaces are limited.

Thank you, Henrietta!
The goal of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture is to describe the reach and complexity, both biomedically and ethically, of the story of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cells, as well as to provide some insight into the past, present, and future of the conduct of clinical research. By honoring Mrs. Lacks and the positive global impact of HeLa cells through this lecture series, the Johns Hopkins ICTR hopes to acknowledge, thank and honor everyone who participates in the clinical research process.

Location and Parking
Turner Auditorium
720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205

Washington Street Garage
701 N. Washington Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

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