When: 
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 6:30pm - 8:15pm
Where: 
Limburg Theater
Presenter: 
Dr. Khadijah Mitchell
Price: 
Free

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance.

Join us at 6:30PM for a pre-screening introduction by Dr. Khadijah Mitchell discussing HeLa, Black women and cancer, and how Henrietta Lacks changed the world.

 

Film begins at 6:45PM.

 

For any questions or concerns contact Grayson Thompson, Asst. Director of Intercultural Development: thompsgr@lafayette.edu

 

Sponsored by: 
Office of Gender & Sexuality Programs

Contact information

Name: 
Grayson Thompson
Phone: 
6103303385
Email: 
thompsgr@lafayette.edu