Varmus

American  

[vahr-muhs] / ˈvɑr məs /

noun

1. Harold Eliot 1939–, American molecular biologist.

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Varmus Scientific  

/ vär′məs /

1. American molecular biologist who, working with Michael Bishop, discovered oncogenes. For this work, Varmus and Bishop shared the 1989 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

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Example Sentences

For example, biomedical leaders, such as Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, who led NIH in the 1990s, have often decried NIH’s sprawling set of 27 institutes and centers, many focused on specific diseases.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 14, 2024

"It is well known that cancer cells continue to evolve, especially to escape the pressure of effective treatments," said Dr. Varmus.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

His tenure was “complicated,” Varmus says, as Sharpless himself noted to The Washington Post.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2022

“Obviously, there’s a little bit of tension,” Varmus said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2020

Dr. Varmus and Dr. Wittes declined to comment.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2018