Henrietta Lac ks is the mother of modern medicine—a true hero to the scientific community and the millions of people whose lives have been saved by her cells. Her s tory\, however\, is also the backdrop to a set of 4 key ethical issues surr ounding precision medicine and biomedical research: consent\, privacy\, mon etization\, and community mistreatment. In this informative session\, Dr. A ngela Brown & Dr. Vetta Sanders Thompson present an overview of the Henriet ta Lacks story and precision medicine\, and moderate discussion around comm unity perspectives of key ethical issues—what’s okay\, what’s not okay\, an d what messages do health care providers\, researchers\, and genetic testin g businesses need to hear? Register to attend. [formidable id="320"]
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