HELA100: The Henrietta Lacks Initiative

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HELA CEll Impact Poster

HELA100 collaborated with Tech/Culture Writer x Designer Semmi W. on this first Lacks family data visual honoring Henrietta Lacks. Order your poster on the impact of Henrietta Lacks' HeLa cells which transformed science and saved lives.

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HELA At 70 Journal Article

Henrietta's great-granddaughters Victoria Baptiste, RN BSN, and Veronica Robinson are the first Lacks family members to publish a journal article! Read about HELA100's collaboration with the University of Bristol led by friend of the Lacks Family, Dr. Caroline McKinnon.

Read Historic Biochemist article

GIVE to advance hela100

Give to directly support The Lacks Family's HELA100 not-for-profit initiative honoring the Mother of Modern Medicine through education, arts, advocacy and science.

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Recognizing Her Legacy

GIVE to advance hela100

Watch the World Health Organization (WHO) Honor Henrietta Lacks with the WHO Director-General’s award, recognizing her world-changing legacy.

WATCH HERE

JOIN OUR ANNUAL SUMMIT

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JOIN OUR ANNUAL SUMMIT

Join The Lacks Family's annual CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks Summit to engage with leaders to honor Henrietta Lacks while advancing health equity and social justice.

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HELA100: The Henrietta Lacks Initiative

her legacy lives on

On August 1, 2020, The Lacks Family launched "HELA100: Henrietta Lacks Centennial CELLebration" to honor her legacy on the occasion of Henrietta's 100th birthday!

Advancing hela100

In honor of Henrietta Lacks’101st birthday, The Lacks Family announced the advancement of HELA100 as the “HELA100 The Henrietta Lacks Initiative”. This year HELA100 commemorates 70 years since her HeLa cells changed the world and her untimely death.

HONORING HENRIETTA

Henrietta's HeLa cells, taken without her or her family's knowledge or consent, would become responsible for some of the greatest scientific advancements of the century and continue to benefit all of humanity.

LACKS FAMILY-LED

We, The Lacks Family, invite the world to support our mission to preserve our grandmother's legacy by educating future generations on the impact of her phenomenal HeLa cells while promoting health equity

and social justice.