Harold Varmus

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Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine cancer researcher human molecular biologist science administrator university professor

Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.

Aliases (3)

Harold E. Varmus ×3
Varmus ×2
Harold Eliot Varmus ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine → cancer researcher → human → molecular biologist → science administrator → university professor →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → Doctor of Medicine → Master of Arts →
appointedBy	Bill Clinton →
awardReceived	Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research → Gairdner Foundation International Award → Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize → National Medal of Science → Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine →
coRecipientWith	J. Michael Bishop →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1939-12-18 →
educatedAt	Amherst College → Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons → Harvard University →
employer	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center → National Cancer Institute → National Institutes of Health → University of California, San Francisco → Weill Cornell Medical College →
familyName	Varmus →
fieldOfWork	cancer research → gene regulation → molecular oncology → virology →
genreOfWriting	scientific autobiography →
givenName	Harold →
hasChild	Christopher Varmus → Jacob Varmus →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Association for Cancer Research → American Society for Cell Biology → Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences → National Academy of Sciences →
name	Harold Eliot Varmus →
notablePublication	The Art and Politics of Science →
notableWork	discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes → research on the src oncogene →
placeOfBirth	Oceanside, New York →
politicalActivity	science policy advocacy →
positionHeld	Director of the National Cancer Institute → Director of the National Institutes of Health → President of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center → Professor at University of California, San Francisco → Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College →
receivedNobelPrizeFor	discovery that oncogenes are modified forms of normal cellular genes →
residence	New York City →
spouse	Constance Casey →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science → National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
Christopher Varmus ("Varmus") → Harold Varmus ("Varmus") →	familyName
The Art and Politics of Science →	author
John Michael Bishop ("Harold E. Varmus") →	collaboratedWith
Christopher Varmus →	father
The Bronx High School of Science →	hasAlumnus
Christopher Varmus →	hasParent
The Art and Politics of Science →	mainCharacter
Harold Varmus ("Harold Eliot Varmus") →	name
Christopher Varmus →	notableFamilyMember
John Michael Bishop ("Harold E. Varmus") →	notableStudent
Christopher Varmus →	relative
J. Michael Bishop ("Harold E. Varmus") →	sharesNobelPrizeWith
Constance Casey →	spouse