October 1, 2001

Dr. Arthur Caplan To Speak at Inaugural David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture

NIDCR and the Fogarty International Center will co-host the inaugural David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture on Monday, October 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Natcher Auditorium.  The lecture honors Dr. Barmes, a Special Expert in International Health in the NIDCR Office of International Health, who died on January 13, 2001.  The guest speaker is Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., Trustee Professor and Director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Caplan will speak about "Ethical Issues on the Biomedical Frontier," and will explore such topics as cloning, stem cell research, and new reproductive technologies.

Named as a "USA Today Person of the Year 2001," Dr. Caplan is an internationally known bioethicist whose work has focused on medical ethics and ethics in science and biotechnology.  In addition to his position at the Bioethics Center, he is also a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Psychiatry in the University’s School of Medicine.  He is a frequent commentator in the media on the topic of bioethics and currently writes a regular column for MSNBC.com.

All interested members of the scientific community are invited to attend the lecture.  Please notify Brenda Farmer at 301/594-7710 or Brenda.farmer@nih.gov to have your name added to the list of attendees.

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