Henrietta Lacks is the mother of modern me dicine—a true hero to the scientific community and the millions of people w hose lives have been saved by her cells. Her story\, however\, is also the backdrop to a set of four key ethical issues surrounding precision medicine and biomedical research: consent\, privacy\, monetization\, and community mistreatment.
In this informative session\, Drs. Angela Brown and Vet ta Sanders Thompson will present an overview of the Henrietta Lacks story a nd precision medicine. They'll also moderate discussion around community pe rspectives of key ethical issues—what’s okay\, what’s not okay\, and what m essages do health care providers\, researchers\, and genetic testing busine sses need to hear?
This event is a part of a series of events honorin g the HELA100 CELLabration\, the Lacks’ family initiative to celebrate the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks at he r 100th birthday.
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