D'Angelo Center Room 401
St. John's University
8000 Utopia Parkway • Queens, NY11439
A book discussion will take place on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
"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."
Vincentian Center for Church and Society
and the
Rosalie Rendu Roundtable on Religion & Science
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Catholic universities will be particularly attentive to the poorest and to those who suffer economic, social, cultural or religious injustice. This responsibility begins within the academic community but it also finds application beyond it.
Pope John Paul II, Ex Corde Ecclesiae (40)
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
"An added dimension of my experience of being a Fellow is the opportunity to serve as a faculty expert in the Holy See Mission in the United Nations.This opportunity has forced me to look at many issues from a more global perspective and appreciate the interconnection among people."
