ICTS Co-Sponsors Discussion on Key Ethical Considerations of Precision Medicine
The ICTS Precision Medicine function recently co- sponsored a community presentation and discussion under the context of the New York Times Bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, to facilitate conversation around key ethical considerations of precision medicine. The event, hosted by the Academy of Science of St. Louis, included a presentation about the Henrietta Lacks story and how her cells have contributed to many of the key advances in biomedical research. ICTS investigators, Angela Brown, MD and Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD served as presenters and moderators for the evening, sharing information on the ethical implications of consent, privacy and monetization around precision medicine and fostering discussion from attendees.
