Meeting Archive

"Human Experimentation: From Tuskegee 1932 to Rural Virginia 2005"

by Dr. Mary Starke Harper
Wednesday, April 27 at 3 p.m.
UVa Newcomb Hall Theater, Charlottesville, VA

A reception will follow at 4 p.m.
Talk and reception are free and open to the public. All are encouraged to attend.

Dr. Harper, the only surviving health care member of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, was a student nurse during the federally-funded study. She went on to an illustrious career in the federal government where she spent 60 years helping to transform the way studies with human subjects are conducted. She advised 4 Presidential administrations in her specialty area of mental health and aging. At 85, she is still serving as a consultant, reviewing grants, testifying before Congress, lecturing and conducting workshops, and editing for national journals. In addition, she serves on the National Advisory Council of the National Institute of Aging (part of the NIH) and is on the Board of Directors of the National Mental Health Association.

Parking (hourly rate) is available at the Central Grounds Parking Garage. Exit on the 4th floor. Newcomb Hall is located across the brick courtyard.

For more information contact:
Dory Hulse
Director of Communications
School of Nursing
(434) 924-0085
Email: Dory Hulse