Harold Varmus M.D.
Harold Varmus M.D.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989
Nobel co-recipien: J. Michael Bishop
National Medal of Science – Biological Sciences 2001
Name: Harold Varmus
Birth: 18 December 1939, Oceanside, NY, USA
Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Award: “for their discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes”
Subject: medical oncology
Portion of cash: 1/2
Physician, Scientist, Litterateur. Cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes. Co-founder, Public Library of Science Journals. Initiated doubling NIH budget. Interests: cycling, rowing.
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The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Gender: Male
Award Discipline: Biological Sciences
Award Year: 2001
Citation: “For his co-discovery of the cellular origins of retroviral oncogenes, which heralded a new era in the control of human cancer and for reinvigorating the nation’s medical research enterprise.”
Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on June 12, 2002.