The effects of Values on the case of Henrietta Lacks

The effects of Values on the case of Henrietta Lacks

    Presenter(s)

    Mykaella Romain

    Comments

    Presentation: 1:15-2:30 p.m., Kennedy Union Ballroom

    Description

    Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman born in the late 1920s who was diagnosed with cervical cancer. While she was being treated at John Hopkins University hospital in Baltimore her cells were stored and studied without her knowledge leading to one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history. The HeLa cell line is still used in medicine today since it reproduces indefinitely under the correct circumstances. My class Science, Values and Society looks at scientific research and how select values whether it be from scientists or the public influence how and what we study. For my project I would like to research how values played a role in Lacks treatment and the change of the medical field.

    Publication Date

    4-19-2023

    Project Designation

    Course Project 202310 PHL 331 C1

    Primary Advisor

    Viorel Paslaru

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Philosophy

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

    Institutional Learning Goals

    Scholarship; Diversity

    The effects of Values on the case of Henrietta Lacks

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