Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal “Working with this virus is like putting your hand in a treasure chest. Every time you put your hand in, you pull out a gem.”- Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal referencing her work with HIV and AIDS. Profile. Name:…

Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal “Working with this virus is like putting your hand in a treasure chest. Every time you put your hand in, you pull out a gem.”- Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal referencing her work with HIV and AIDS. Profile. Name:…
Alice Ball “It cannot be denied that our people, through force of circumstance, occupy a peculiar status in this country. We are not thoroughly known,” - James P. Ball Jr., Father of Alice Ball, The Colored Citizen. Profile. Name:…
Henrietta Lacks Profile. Name: Henrietta Lacks Life: 01/08/1920 – 04/10/1951 (31 Years) Born: Roanoke, Virginia, United States Died: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Occupation: Tobacco Farmer [1] Who was Henrietta Lacks? Henrietta Lacks was a black Tobacco farmer living on the…
Prof. Chien-Shiung Wu “These were moments of exhilaration and ecstasy! A glimpse of this wonder can be the reward of a lifetime. Could it be that excitement and ennobling feelings like these have kept us scientists marching forward forever?” -Chien-Shiung…