1. HeLa Cells came from a cervical cancer sample obtained from Henrietta Lacks in 1951
2. HeLa Cells
3. oldest used human cell line
4. samples obtained without her knowledge or permission
5. HeLa Cells have led to important scientific discoveries and breakthroughs
6. Herpes, Leukemia, and Influenza just to name a few
7. In 1951 Henrietta went to Johns Hopkins Hospital. This Hospital was the only Hospital to treat black patients.
8. HEALTHCARE
9. patients rights and consent were poorly regulated at the time
10. Henrietta diagnosed with Terminal Cervical Cancer
11. More then 60 years after Henrietta Lacks death the NIH reached an agreement with her family to permit controlled access for studying the whole genome of HeLa cells. Her family will now be acknowledged in articles or talks from the HeLa Cell genome data.
12. Scientist began to sell HeLa Cells without telling the Lack's family
13. Dr. Gey shared her cells with other doctors
14. First time human cells had survived outside the body.
15. Despite radiation therapy, Henrietta died in excruciating pain.
16. African Americans were routinely used as subjects in unpleasant experiments.
17. Henrietta Lacks born on August 1, 1920 in Roanoke, Virginia Passed away on October 4, 1951.
18. Henrietta had 5 children and a husband
19. Henrietta married her cousin David Lacks in 1941
20. Elsie, one of her children was developmentally disabled and was placed in a mental hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland. She died at the age of 15.
21. Family did not know the cell cultures existed until 1970s
22. Members of Henrietta's family refused to talk with Rebecca Skloot during the time she was writing her book. Deborah Lacks daughter of Henrietta finally helped her, but passed away before the book was published
