Background
Barnwell, John Wesley was born on May 6, 1948 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Son of Robert Paul and Marie Sue (Polzel) Barnwell.
Barnwell, John Wesley was born on May 6, 1948 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Son of Robert Paul and Marie Sue (Polzel) Barnwell.
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Oregon State University, 1974; Master in Public Health in Epidemiology, U. Hawaii, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Tropical Medicine, U. Hawaii, 1980.
Staff fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1980-1983;
assistant professor, New York University Medical Center, New York City, 1983-1990;
associate professor, New York University Medical Center, New York City, since 1990. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1988, European Commission Directorate General XII, 1994, 95, Becton-Dickinson Company, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, since 1989. Study section member National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 1991.
Chairman science advisory group Malaria Foundation, New York City, since 1993.
Sergeant United States Army, 1968-1971, Vietnam. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New York Academy Science.
Married Kim Chi Huynh, April 17, 1972 (divorced). 1 child, Geoffrey; married Mary Rose Galinski, December 16, 1992.