Events

Past Event

"Three Identical Strangers" Screening: Research Ethics Discussion Series

October 21, 2019
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Vagelos Education Center (Rooms 404/405), Columbia University, 104 Haven Avenue, New York

Event Description: 

Mark your calendars for a new discussion series that will examine research ethics issues raised in popular films and documentaries! The first session will focus on the 2018 documentary, "Three Identical Strangers." Triplets who had been adopted in infancy by three different families in infancy accidentally reconnect as young adults and ultimately discover nefarious reasons for their initial separation.

Come prepared to experience and investigate a riveting narrative of a NYC-based family who were unknowing subjects of an intense research study with wide-ranging implications.

Event Information: 

Limited to members of the Columbia University community. Audience is limited to 60; registration required via event webpage (sign-in with Columbia UNI required). All questions should be directed to [email protected].

Co-hosted by the Office of Research Compliance and Training and the Human Research Protection Office/IRBs.