Upcoming Medical History Interest Group Lecture on Monday February 27

Dr. Todd Savitt, Professor of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies, tells the very divergent stories of the first two sickle-cell disease (SCD) patients in the medical literature (1910-1911) and their physicians against the backdrop of a racially divided America and of a highly competitive scientific community. He shows how race and class affected the discovery of SCD and how credit for the discovery was apportioned. Prof. Savitt will also tell about his own “adventures” in tracking down the identities and backgrounds of these first two SCD patients.

This lecture is co-sponsored by Laupus History Collections and the Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies and is a Wellness Passport event.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.