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Nov
6
2025

Expanding Reproductive Equity: Patient Perceptions of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Sickle Cell Disease - Shameka Poetry Thomas

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When: Thursday, November 6, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT

Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle seminar room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

Cost: free - only Zoom attendees are required to register

Contact: Myria Knox   (312) 503-7962
p-knox@northwestern.edu

Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures

Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings

Description:

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

With

Shameka Poetry Thomas, PhD
Assistant Professor
Provost Scholar
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Founder, Sickle Cell Women and Girls (SWAG) Research Lab

Expanding Reproductive Equity:
Patient Perceptions of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Sickle Cell Disease

This presentation focuses on examining the complicated overlap of sickle cell disease and reproductive healthcare and is particularly focused on the lived experiences and patient perceptions of Black women with and without sickle cell disease who are navigating and negotiating the advancement of noninvasive prenatal screening for sickle cell disease in the United States.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

 

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
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Nov
20
2025

Loss of Trust: Societal Pressure and Gender-Affirming Care - Rebecca Harris

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When: Thursday, November 20, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT

Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle seminar room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

Cost: free - only Zoom attendees are required to register

Contact: Myria Knox   (312) 503-7962
p-knox@northwestern.edu

Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures

Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings

Description:

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program


Presents


A Montgomery Lecture


With


Rebecca M. Harris, MD, PhD, MA
Attending in Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator, The Genes & Hormones Initiative


Loss of Trust: Societal Pressure and Gender-Affirming Care

Medical providers and researchers associated with gender-affirming care are facing immense societal, political, economic, and moral pressure. We will explore how these factors are affecting the medical and research landscapes, and in turn causing providers and researchers to lose trust in these systems.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Jan
8
2026

Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

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When: Thursday, January 8, 2026
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT

Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle seminar room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

Cost: free - only Zoom attendees are required to register

Contact: Myria Knox   (312) 503-7962
p-knox@northwestern.edu

Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures

Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings

Description:

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program—along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Jan
15
2026

Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

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When: Thursday, January 15, 2026
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT

Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle seminar room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

Cost: free - only Zoom attendees are required to register

Contact: Myria Knox   (312) 503-7962
p-knox@northwestern.edu

Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures

Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings

Description:

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program—along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements

 

Jan
22
2026

Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

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When: Thursday, January 22, 2026
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT

Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle seminar room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

Cost: free - only Zoom attendees are required to register

Contact: Myria Knox   (312) 503-7962
p-knox@northwestern.edu

Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures

Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings

Description:

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program—along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements