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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Salt Lake City, UT
Rebecca Skloot
ACRP 2015 Global Conference & Exhibition — Talk, Q&A and Book Signing
Attendance is limited to attendees of the ACRP 2015 Global Conference & Exhibition only.
Des Moines, IA
Rebecca Skloot
Des Moines Public Library — Lecture, Q&A
Rebecca will speak at The Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre, 1501 Woodland Ave. on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 7:00 PM. For more information, please go to www.dmpl.org/events-news/avid
Rochester, NY
Rebecca Skloot
Monroe Community College — Lecture, Q&A
Rebecca will speak at Monroe Community College, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center, 1000 East Henrietta Road, on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 7:00 PM. For more information, please go to http://www.monroecc.edu/
Riverside, CA
Rebecca Skloot Event
University of California, Riverside
Time and location TBA. For more information, contact: Todd Wingate, todd.wingate@ucr.edu
Kansas City, MO
Rebecca Skloot
University of Missouri, Kansas City — Lecture, Q&A
Rebecca will speak at The Pierson Auditorium, Atterbury Student Success Center, Room 245, 500 Holmes, on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 6:00 PM. For more information, please go to http://www.umkc.edu
Warrensburg, MO
Rebecca Skloot
University of Central Missouri — Lecture, Q&A
Rebecca will speak at the University of Central Missouri, Hendricks Hall, Administration Bldg., E. South Street on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 11:00AM. Please go to www.ucmo.edu
CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER - RESCHEDULING INFO TBA - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Rebecca Skloot
University of Minnesota — Lecture, Q&A
Rebecca will speak at the Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 Fourth Street S, on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 7:30PM. For more information, please go to http://www.cehd.umn.edu/Reads/
Hickory, NC
Rebecca Skloot
Lenoir-Rhyne University — Talk, Q&A, Book Signing
Rebecca will speak at Lenoir-Rhyne University @ 7:00pm in Monroe Auditorium. For more information contact Rand Brandes, Professor of English at: brandes@lr.edu.
Terre Haute, IN
Rebecca Skloot
Indiana State University — Lecture Q&A
Rebecca will speak at The Tilson Auditorium, 200 North 7th Street, on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:00 PM. For more information, please go to http://www.indstate.edu/hctaf/
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Rebecca Skloot
Central Michigan University — Lecture, Q&A
Rebecca will speak at The Plachta Auditorium, Warriner Hall, on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM. For more information, please go to http://events.michigan.com/
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.