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Bill Gates to deliver 2013 Barmes lecture at NIH

November / December 2013 | Volume 12, Issue 6

Global health philanthropist Bill Gates will visit NIH on Monday, Dec. 2, to present the 2013 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture. In addition to delivering his talk titled "Why the Future Needs Biomedical Innovation," Gates will discuss global health priorities with NIH leaders and visit several infectious disease labs.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports a broad range of NIH global health research projects involving malaria, diarrheal diseases, nutrition, parasitic worms, tuberculosis and HIV, all in collaboration with the Foundation for NIH.

The annual address, co-sponsored by Fogarty and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, honors the late David E. Barmes, a public health dentist. The speech will be available via webcast, live and following the event.

More Information

• Bill Gates celebrates research collaborations with NIH - Fogarty news, December 4, 2013
• Watch the recorded webcast, Bill Gates presents the 2013 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture: Why the Future Needs Biomedical Innovation.
• Access details about the 2013 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture.
• Watch recorded webcasts of past Barmes Lectures from NIH Videocasting.
• Learn more about the Foundation for NIH global health programs, supported in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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