Friday, January 21, 2022

Discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - February 2022


Join the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus for a 3-part discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot during the Experience MLA annual event.  

MLA CE credit will be provided for this activity.

The Experience MLA Events are open to non-MLA members, so feel free to invite others.

In preparation for the discussion attendees should read or watch one of the following:

 

Read: Skloot, R. (2010). The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Crown Publishers. [Books will not be provided]

OR

Watch: HBO Films, The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne

 


BOOK DISCUSSION

February 1, 8, and 15, 2022

1:00 - 2:30PM (CST)/2:00 - 3:30 PM (EST)


REGISTRATION

Registration is not required, but encouraged as it gives the organizers an idea of how many facilitators will be needed to lead discussions.


[If you tried to register, but sessions were full, try again.  It looks like they added more tickets.]




 


CLOSING SPEAKER

February 22, 2022

1:00 - 2:30PM (CST)/2:00 - 3:30 PM (EST)

The Series will conclude on February 22, 2022 with a presentation from Chris by Analyzing the Legacy of Henrietta Lacks: HeLa Cell Impact on Research.



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