Exploring Ethics Forum: The Henrietta Lacks Series

	This series is part of ”The Henrietta Lacks Project,” an unprecedented regional array of events that will examine research ethics and diversity issues through the platform of the bestselling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.  Spanning the 2011-2012 academic year, The Henrietta Lacks Project has been organized by a science and education alliance that includes San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, California State University San Marcos, Point Loma Nazarene University, Grossmont College, UC San Diego, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, and the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology.
Upcoming Project Events:	March 13, 2012: David "Sonny" Lacks will be the focus of a program sponsored by California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) at the Escondido Center for the Arts on March 13 at 7 pm (beginning Feburary 4, tickets will be available through CSU San Marcos).
News Release:	SD Alliance Launches “The Henrietta Lacks Project”
Series Flyer:	The Henrietta Lacks Series
	KPBS Radio’s “Midday Edition”: Medical Ethics and the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
	Voice of San Diego: The Henrietta Lacks Series
	La Jolla Light: Parker Foundation Grant Funds UCSD-TV Coverage of Lacks Ethics Forums

Upcoming Programs

• March 7, 2012 - Health Care Disparities: The Palliative Power of Understanding Science [register]
• April 4, 2012 - Is Henrietta Lacks Really Immortal? [register]
• May 2, 2012 - Henrietta Lacks and Human Subject Research: A Look at Past, Present, and Future [register]

September 7, 2011 - HeLa: Immortal Cells and Enduring Questions

Laura Rivard, Ph.D., University of San Diego
The resilient HeLa cells taken from Henrietta Lacks in the 1950s without her permission are still being used in medical research – and her story still resonates with ethical issues surrounding informed consent and tissue ownership.
 

October 5, 2011 - The Politics of Race, Class, Gender, and HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Jamie Gates, Ph.D., Point Loma Nazarene University
The HIV-AIDS crisis in South Africa, like the Henrietta Lacks story, is a controversial chapter in modern health care that raises ethical questions about science, race, gender and inequality.
 

November 2, 2011 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot  discussed her award-winning book, why she wrote it, and how its themes of research ethics and diversity have attracted global attention and sparked ongoing public debate.
 

December 7, 2011 - Barriers to Clinical Trial Recruitment

Georgia Sadler, MBA, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Clinical trials are indispensable to advances in medical treatment, but their value depends on recruiting participants who are diverse in race, ethnicity, and age.
 

January 4, 2012 - Science Literacy and Underserved Populations

Tate Hurvitz, Ph.D., Grossmont College
One lesson from the Henrietta Lacks story is the importance of effective teaching of scientific literacy through both science content and strategies for understanding complex information.