Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award
The Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award honors exceptional collaborations between community-university partners working together to improve the health and wellÂbeing of the city of Baltimore. The award, named in recognition of Henrietta Lacks, will carry with it a monetary gift to the community entity that is the central partner in that relationship. This inaugural award highlights the importance of community-university collaborations, recognizes the accomplishments which can be achieved by such partnerships, and continues to support the efforts of the partnership.
