by Alysa Perry, program coordinator
When The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was published in 2010, it became a New York Times Best Seller. Once you start reading, it’s easy to see why. Rebecca Skloot masterfully tells a story that [...] Read more
By Andy Burman, PRIM&R Blog Squad member
A few weeks ago, I had the unfortunate experience of becoming a crime victim. Upon arriving home from work, I discovered that someone had broken into my home during broad daylight and rifled through the belongings that I share with my wife and newborn son.
Since discovering the break-in, I’ve felt [...] Read more
by Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, MPH
Happy New Year! Although one of the characteristics of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese Zodiac, is supposedly a decrease in rules and regulations, I don’t see any shortage of discussion of research ethics and regulations in my future.
In fact, since my return from the Read more
By Courtney Jarboe, PRIM&R Blog Squad
PRIM&R is pleased to bring you blog posts from the PRIM&R Blog Squad during the 2010 Advancing Ethical Research Conference. The PRIM&R Blog Squad will be blogging every day from the conference, so continue to check [...] Read more
Based on Amazon’s unanimous decision, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has won the top spot on their “Best Books of 2010” list.
Written by PRIM&R’s 2010 Advancing Ethical Research Conference keynote speaker Rebecca Skloot, this work explores the life of a woman named Henrietta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer, but whose cells live on. A sample of Lacks' tissue was taken without [...] Read more
