Henrietta Lacks Scholarship in Biology is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Biology to an outstanding full-time student enrolled in a degree program in Biology or Biochemistry who is a Black woman. Application is required.\u00a0 Established in 2021 in memory of Henrietta Lacks whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. Value $1,000.<\/p>\n
The history and scientific contribution of Black, Indigenous, and racialized people has been conspicuously absent from Science curriculum and members of these racialized groups are under-represented in biological fields. This scholarship was initiated and made possible through the remarkable fundraising efforts of the Carleton HeLa Team.<\/p>\n
Applications to the Henrietta Lacks Scholarship in Biology <\/strong>are accepted through September. Eligible undergraduate students in Biology and Biochemistry are encouraged to apply.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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