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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
12:15 PM - 1:40 PMD'Angelo Center Room 401
St. John's University
8000 Utopia Parkway • Queens, NY11439
Presenter(s)
- Irvin N. Hirshfield
Associate Professor
Biology
St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
St. John's University
- Joan S. Tropnas
Assistant Professor, Director, Human Services Program
Human Services
College of Professional Studies
St. John's University
- Meghan J. Clark, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Theology and Religious Studies
St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
St. John's University
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."
Sponsored by
Vincentian Center for Church and Society
and the
Rosalie Rendu Roundtable on Religion & Science
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