The Need for Racial Diversity in Donor–Matching Registries
Documentary & Discussion
Tuesday, 10 Apr 2018 at 8:00 pm – Gallery, Memorial Union
Join us for a screening of the documentary film Mixed Match, which chronicles the hardships and obstacles individuals of mixed race face when searching for a bone marrow donation. Bone marrow donations are used to cure bone and blood cancers and a multitude of other disorders from leukemia to sickle cell anemia. Unfortunately, the more ethnically unique one's genetic makeup, the more difficult it is to find a donor match. This 96-minute film explores the intersection of multiracial identities and medicine and the need to increase and diversify registrations to the National Bone Marrow Registry. Be the Match on Campus members Zoe Lambert, Billy Marshall and Edan Lambert will introduce the film and lead the post-film Q&A. Marshall and Lambert are both bone marrow donors themselves.Cosponsored By:
- Be The Match On Campus
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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