BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Obstetrics & Gynecology//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://obgyn.wustl.edu/events/ X-WR-CALDESC:Obstetrics & Gynecology - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210610T2110Z-1623359410.2637-EO-10300-1@172.23.128.18 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20240328T073536Z CREATED:20221215T194448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T194448Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210622T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210622T133000 SUMMARY: The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks: Discussions of community\, ethical practice in precision medicine & biomedical research\, and equity DESCRIPTION: Henrietta Lacks is the mother of modern medicine—a true hero t o the scientific community and the millions of people whose lives have been saved by her cells. Her story\, however\, is also the backdrop to a set of four key ethical issues surrounding precision medicine and biomedical rese arch: consent\, privacy\, monetization\, and community mistreatment. In […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Henrietta Lacks is the mother of modern me dicine—a true hero to the scientific community and the millions of people w hose lives have been saved by her cells. Her story\, however\, is also the backdrop to a set of four key ethical issues surrounding precision medicine and biomedical research: consent\, privacy\, monetization\, and community mistreatment.
In this informative session\, Drs. Angela Brown and Vet ta Sanders Thompson will present an overview of the Henrietta Lacks story a nd precision medicine. They'll also moderate discussion around community pe rspectives of key ethical issues—what’s okay\, what’s not okay\, and what m essages do health care providers\, researchers\, and genetic testing busine sses need to hear?
This event is a part of a series of events honorin g the HELA100 CELLabration\, the Lacks’ family initiative to celebrate the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks at he r 100th birthday.
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