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Varmus

American  
[vahr-muhs] / ˈvɑr məs /

noun

  1. Harold Eliot 1939–, American molecular biologist.


Varmus Scientific  
/ värməs /
  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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"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

“She will have plenty of problems on her plate,” says cancer researcher Harold Varmus, who headed NIH in the 1990s.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 6, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2020

Its prior chief executive, Dr. Harold E. Varmus, a Nobel-prize winning scientist, personally kept companies at arm’s length, while Dr. Thompson, also a respected cancer researcher, has more fully embraced such relationships.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2018

That history makes former NIH Director Harold Varmus cautious about the 2025 goal.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 30, 2018

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