Events & Appearances
Rebecca Skloot travels worldwide speaking about her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and related scientific and ethical issues; she also teaches writing workshops and gives talks on a wide range of subjects at conferences and universities nationwide. To read about Rebecca’s work as a speaker, click here.
Members of Henrietta Lacks’s immediate family also travel extensively to speak about their story at universities and other institutions. Rebecca encourages all institutions interested in having her speak to consider having the Lacks family join them either with Skloot or in her place, to tell their own story and answer questions about their experiences with HeLa cells, the book, and more. For more information on the Lacks Family and their upcoming events, visit their website.
See the calendar below for a schedule of upcoming speaking events featuring Skloot and/or the Lacks family. The schedule is updated often.
If you’d like to invite Rebecca and/or the Lacks family to give a talk in your area, please e-mail the details of your request to Miriam Feuerle at Lyceum Agency: miriam [AT] lyceumagency [DOT] com, or call her at 503.467.4621.
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Terre Haute, IN
Lacks Family Event
Indiana State University, University Speaker Series – Talk, Q&A and Book Signing
Members of the Lacks Family will speak at Indiana State University’s ISU Tilson Auditorium on October 14, 2013 at 7:00 pm. For more information about the event, please call 812.237.3737 or visit their website.
Stockton, CA
Rebecca Skloot
University of the Pacific – Talk, Q&A and Book Signing
Skloot will speak at at the University of the Pacific at 7:00 pm on November 5, 2013. The venue is TBD. For questions, please contact Corrie Martin, Director at the Women’s Resource Center at 209.932.2815 or email cmartin1@pacific.edu.
Bakersfield, CA
Rebecca Skloot
California State University Bakersfield – Talk, Q&A and Book Signing
Skloot will speak at California State University Bakersfield at the Icardo Center on November 6, 2013 at 7:00 pm. For additional questions, please contact Emerson Case, Dept of English by phone at 661.654.2144 or email ecase@csub.edu.
Pasadena, CA
Rebecca Skloot
Westridge School – Talk, Q&A and Book Signing
Skloot will speak at the Westridge School at the Fran Norris Scoble Performing Arts Center on November 7, 2013 at 7pm. For additional information please visit the Westridge News and Events page.
Nashville, TN
Lacks Family Event
American Society for Microbiology – Talk, Q&A and Book Signing
Members of the Lacks Family will speak at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center located at 2800 Opryland Drive on November 15, 2013. The time is to be determined. For more information please contact Irene V. Hulede, Manager, Student Programs, American Society for Microbiology at 202.942.9295 or by email.
Orlando, FL
Lacks Family Event
Adventist University of Health Sciences – Talk, Q&A and Book Signing
Members of the Lacks Family will speak at Florida Hospital Church on February 2, 2014 at 7:00 pm. For more information please contact Stefanie Johnson, Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, at 407.303.7747 ext 110-4226 or by email.
The Henrietta Lacks Foundation
The Henrietta Lacks Foundation strives to provide financial assistance to needy individuals who have made important contributions to scientific research without their knowledge or consent.
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