His death went largely unreported until recent articles inThe NationandThe New York Times.
In the 1990s, Pattillo made it his mission to celebrate Lacks and her immense contribution to medical research.
I thank Dr. Pattillo for just being there, especially for Deborah.
Rose Byrne & Oprah Winfrey in ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’; Dr. Roland Pattillo (insert)Courtesy Morehouse School of Medicine/HBO
He had a very calming spirit, but he was firm in his belief.
Patillo joined Atlantas Morehouse School of Medicine in the early 1990s, retiring in 2013.
While there, he organized a symposium on the HeLa cells and dedicated it to Henrietta Lacks.
