Join members of ECU's Institutional Review Board (IRB) to learn about and discuss how researchers now follow rules to protect and gain consent from human subjects. Such rules did not exist during Henrietta Lacks' time.
Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012
Time: 3:30-5:00 PM
Location: Brewster 103
Come hear David "Sonny" Lacks, Henrietta Lack's son, talk about Rebecca Skloot's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" and his family's on-going struggles for fair treatment.
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Date: Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 Time: 7:00-8:30 PM Location: Wright Auditorium |
If you have questions you'd like David to answer, please submit them to Dr. Tracy Morse (morset@ecu.edu), a member of the Pirate Read Committee.
For more information about David Lacks, vist his agent's website: http://www.lyceumagency.com/david+_sonny_+lacks.aspx.
We are attempting to schedule a book signing with David Lacks during his campus visit. Please check back soon for details!
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012
Time: TBD
Location: TBD