Morgan State University and the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum are honoring the legacy of Henrietta Lacks with a wax figure dedicated to her remarkable contributions to science and medicine.
In 1951, Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer and treated at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
Before her death at age 31, some of her cells were taken without her knowledge for research purposes. Henrietta’s cells, known as HeLa cells, became the first immortal human cell line.
HeLa cells contributed to significant progress in biotechnology by providing a consistent, living cell line for testing and research.
Dr. Adele Newson-Horst, Interim Chair and Professor, Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State joins Dr. Kaye to discuss the unveiling of the wax figure on the March 15 at MSU.
