GSBS Events in Celebration of Black History Month
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Digital Film Screening
Feb. 19 - 21 (Digital Screening) | March 2, 4pm (Discussion)
Join the GSBS Anti-Racist Working Group for a screening of the film adaptation of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. A guided discussion will take place after the screening. Register here for the screening and discussion!
A New Era of Equity in Biotech with Tia Lyles-Williams
Feb. 23 | 5 - 6pm
Zoom link: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/92469094986?pwd=ODNFUkNXSjdlOUlqdEs3bVlMbUk1dz09 Passcode: 682806
The Black Student Alliance presents a conversation with Tia Lyles-Williams, Founder and CEO of LucasPye Bio and HeLaPlex. The conversation will focus on accelerating drug development and democratizing drug costs for underserved communities. Tia will discuss her journey in biotech and approach to building science-community relationships.
Medicine, Public Health, and Anti-Racism Activism: The Life of Dr. Virginia M. Alexander (1899-1949)
Feb. 25 | 4pm
The GSBS Anti-Racist Working Group invites you to a talk by Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble, University Professor of Medical Humanities at the George Washington University. A physician, scholar, and activist, Dr. Gamble is an internationally recognized expert on the history of race and American medicine, racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, and bioethics. Register here!
