These are known as HeLa cells because they were originally isolated from a woman named Henrietta Lacks. She went to Johns Hopkins Medical Center in 1951 and was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She ...

Almost 75 years ago, a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore cultured the first immortal cell line that could be ...

Johns Hopkins University broke ground Monday on its newest multidisciplinary space, and it will be named for Henrietta Lacks. “Today we make a concrete commitment to ensure that Henrietta Lacks ...

A US biotechnology company has reached a settlement with the family of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used for groundbreaking medical research without her consent.

WMAR Baltimore, MD Honoring Henrietta Lacks' legacy at Johns Hopkins University Posted: October 28, 2024 | Last updated: October 28, 2024 Johns Hopkins University broke ground Monday on its newest ...

In early 1951, a woman named Henrietta Lacks visited the “colored ward” at Johns Hopkins hospital for a painful lump she found on her cervix. She was seen by Dr. Howard W. Jones, who indeed ...

Loudoun County Public Schools named a primary school after Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman who’s had a lasting ...

to East Baltimore where Henrietta’s children and grandchildren struggle with their legacy, to science labs today where they contribute to continuous breakthroughs in medical and scientific research.

But our ability to research, treat and prevent many diseases would not the be the same without Henrietta Lacks, an ordinary ... told us about Henrietta and her legacy. To understand Henrietta's ...

Henrietta Lacks' family have reached a settlement after her cells were taken without her consent The family of a black woman whose cervical cells were harvested in 1951 without her knowledge and ...

Henrietta Lacks' cells survived and multiplied in the laboratory forming the first "immortal" human cell lines A statue of a black woman whose cells led to crucial medical advances will be ...

We look forward to a building that will do justice to Henrietta Lacks’ transformative legacy, and we offer our heartfelt thanks to the members of the Lacks family for their generosity of spirit ...