SPRING 2023
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ONLINE MUSEUM
Students (all members of The University of Texas at San Antonio Honors College) put a tremendous amount of work and research into this exhibit. All topics were gathered in the context of the course, Monstrous Medicine: Medical Experimentation in U.S. Historical Contexts.
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Neuroscience
Class of 2026
ASHLIE-CHELLSIE AMINKENG
Contributed: Neurosurgery Malpractice: Dr. Death, Horseshoe Crabs & Vaccine Research, 1996 Pfizer Drug Trials, Stateville Penitentiary Malaria Study, and Medical Racism in Puerto Rico
I feel that understanding the history of unethical medical experimentation and present-day healthcare practice is important as this awareness widens one's perspectives, thus promoting ethical medical practice and public health, increasing scientific literacy, reducing hesitancy towards medicine and science, and encouraging cultural collaboration and diversity in medicine.
I plan to pursue neurosurgery and continue my medical experimentation awareness to aid in reducing racial disparities in medicine and improving professional-patient relations in US healthcare.
AZALEA RODRIGUEZ
Major: Civil Engineering
Class of 2023
Contributed: Yellow Fever in Cuba, Iodine 131 Experiments, Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Henry Heiman and the Gonorrhea Children, and Breast Enlargement Pumps
Understanding the history of medicine and medical experimentation is vital to understanding why medicine is the way it is today, specifically our society's attitudes and feelings toward the science.
I plan to one day own my own engineering firm and work in project management and transportation engineering.
CARLOS EDUARDO SAN JUAN
Major: Marketing & Communications
Class of 2023
Contributed: An Unhealthy Consumption, A Questionable Spraying, An Exhaustive Cough, Amputations on African Americans, and The Boiling Water Treatment.
Studying and analyzing unethical medical experimentation is essential because it brings awareness to the stories that are oftentimes left untold or forgotten and aids in the understanding of current medical practices.
I plan to become a writer and captivate large audiences to spread vital information concerning business strategy.
CATHERINE ROSE BROWN
Major: Art
Class of 2024
Contributed: Dental Research Experiments on Animals, Dr. Walter Paul Havens - Hepatitis, Edgewood-Aberdeen Military Trauma Experiments, Galton's Child - Charles B. Davenport, and Evaluating Vioxx.
I feel that learning about the history of unethical experimentation is important because it affects our present and past as patients and medical providers - being able to recognize what unethical medicine looks like protects all of us.
I plan to create a wide variety of art which can comfort and inspire others to create their own art.
KAMORYN SEALS
Major: Biochemistry
Class of 2023
Contributed: From the Battlefield into the Cancer Ward, Detrimental Effects of Overprotection, Cats Can Handle It, An Eye for an Eye, and Behind the "Quackery"
I feel that understanding the history behind our modern-day medicine is important because it empowers physicians and patients to critically evaluate current and future medical practices, identify potential issues and challenges that may arise, and develop solutions for them.
I plan to continue my education and work in medicine as a clinical laboratory scientist.
PALYN MOY
Major: Cyber Security
Class of 2024
Contributed: Kitten Cannibalism, FEMA Ricin exposure, Operation Top Hat, Dan Markingson, Central Indiana Hospital
I feel that learning the history of unethical experiments allows us to examine our past mistakes and helps prevent them from occurring in the future.
I plan to continue my studies in hopes to protect our future through cyber security.
MICHAEL ZAHABI
Major: Anthropology
Class of 2023
Contributed: Coverup - Japan/WWII, Bullet Probes, Nuremberg, Teratology, Spanish Flu
I feel that learning the history of unethical medical experimentation is important because it demonstrates the importance of being aware of and correcting abuses of power committed by medical professionals and institutions against patients, especially when those patients are from groups that have been historically vulnerable and marginalized.
I plan to enter medical school and eventually become a practicing doctor/physician.
REBEKAH HURON
Major: Psychology
Class of 2024
Contributed: Operation Paperclip, Project CHATTER, Sonoma State Hospital, 1938 Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act and 20th Century Sterilization of Latinx People
I feel the history of medical experimentation and research is important because it influences the diverse patient culture and trajectory of today's medicine.
I plan to further my studies and use this knowledge to pursue more ethical psychological research.