Thursday, March 1, 2012

Sonny Lacks to speak at UST

David 'Sonny' Lacks, son on Henrietta Lacks, will speak at the University of St. Thomas at 7PM on March 8 in the O'Shaughnessey Educational Center auditorium.  He will discuss how the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has affected his family as well as bigger ethical issues including experimentation on African Americans, informed consent, and other bioethical issues that have arisen from what happened to Henrietta.
More information here: http://www.stthomas.edu/studentdiversity/events/Student%20Diversity%20an2.html.

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