Henrietta Lacks
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Where was Henrietta Lax born?
Roanoke, Virginia
How many children did she have?
5
What line of cells originates from her cervical cancer?
HeLa Cells
What kind of cancer did she have?
Cervical Cancer
When was the Lacks family told her cells were being used?
1975
Who first researched her cells?
George Otto Gey
Why are her cells famous?
They can divide almost indefinitely without dying
When were the HeLa cells first successfully cloned?
1955
When did Henrietta Lacks die?
October 4th, 1951.
What was her job?
Tobacco Farmer
How many monuments were erected for her?
2
Where did she live and eventually die?
Baltimore, Maryland
Was her consent to use the cells needed at the time?
No
What supreme court case did this influence?
Moore v. Regents
What did Moore v. Regents rule?
Discarded tissue and cells are not personal property and can be used commercially
When was the family given some control over the privacy of the cells?
2013
Who was sued for using the cells without consent?
Thermo Fisher Science
What day was named “Henrietta Lacks Day”
October 11, 1996
When did John Hopkins establish and annual Henrietta Lacks lecture?
2010
Who gave Henrietta Lacks an honorary doctorate?
Morgan State University
When was she inducted in the women’s hall of fame?
2020
How many planets are named after her?
1
When did John’s Hopkins name a research building after her?
2018
When did she earn the congressional gold medal?
2022
When was a school named after Lacks?
2023