Bioethics book disc. Immortal Life Henrietta Lacks

When:	Tuesday, April 6, 2010 04:30 PM - 04/06/2010 06:30 PM
Where:	Cascade Loft at the Southlake Grill; 1253 Thomas Street; Seattle, WA 98109-5467 (206) 621-1090
What:	Passionate about ethics? Do you like to read and discuss ideas with your community? April 6th join your SLU neighbors for a book discussion on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Journalist Rebecca Skloot vividly introduces us to the family and life of the African American woman, born of slavery and sharecropping, who under the clinical care of Caucasian doctors unknowingly provided tissue that would become the first immortal human cells—HeLa cells. Please join us for a discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, hosted by the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research and guided by Dr. Kelly Fryer-Edwards, Associate Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington. Come and build your South Lake Union community over a good book! Space is limited to the first 30 people. Register Now! http://nwabr.kintera.org/helabookdiscussion Questions? Contact Jennifer Wroblewski at jenniferw@nwabr.org

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