The David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture series honors the late David Edward Barmes, special expert for international health in the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Prior to joining NIDCR, Dr. Barmes, a public health dentist and epidemiologist by training, served in senior management positions related to oral health, health promotion, and non-communicable diseases at the World Health Organization in Geneva. The lecture series was established by the NIDCR and the Fogarty International Center in 2001 to honor his lifelong dedication to research aimed at improving health for those in low-income countries.
HONORARY LECTURERS
- 2011
Ambassador Eric Goosby
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
PEPFAR: Moving From Science to Program to Save Lives
(Webcast, December 13, 2011) 
- 2010
Dr. Rajiv Shah
Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Addressing Grand Challenges: The Role of Science in Global Health Development
(Webcast, February 15, 2011)
- 2009
Dr. Julio Frenk
Harvard School of Public Health
Globalization and Health: The Role of Knowledge in an Interdependent World
(Webcast, December 15, 2009) 
- 2008
Dr. Harold Varmus
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The U.S. Commitment to Global Health (Webcast, 12/16/2008)
- 2007
Dr. Margaret Chan
World Health Organization
Cimate Change and Health (Webcast, 12/10//2007)
- 2006
Dr. Barry R. Bloom
Harvard School of Public Health
Agendas and Architecture of Global Health Research (Webcast, 12/04//2006)
- 2005
Dr. Rita Colwell
University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Global Climate, Environmental Pathogens, and Human Health: A New Paradigm (Webcast, 11/15/2005)
- 2004
Dr. LEE Jong-wook
World Health Organization
Health Challenges for Research in the 21st Century (Webcast, 12/06/04)
- 2003
Dr. Bruce Alberts
National Academy of Sciences
Spreading Science Throughout the World: How, Why and When? (Webcast, 11/03/03)
- 2002
Dr. Nevin Scrimshaw
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Determinants of Global Health: Nutrition, Immunity and Infection (Webcast, 10/28/2002)
- 2001
Dr. Arthur Caplan
University of Pennsylvania
Ethical Issues on the Biomedical Frontier (Webcast, October 22, 2001)