The National Institutes of Health is the major funding agency for biomedical research in the United States. Nevertheless, there are shocking disparities in grant awards for investigators according to race, gender, age, institution, and state. Such unbalanced allocations must be corrected as they do not encourage the varied perspectives, creative ideas and experimental approaches that are needed for a strong research enterprise.
Harold Varmus
TWiV 422: Watching the icosahedron drop
The TWiVestigators wrap up 2016 with a discussion of the year’s ten compelling virology stories.
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TWiV 400: Harold ‘400’ Varmus, a scientist for all seasons
The TWiV team is together in New York City for a conversation with Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus about his remarkable career in science.
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Harold Varmus on Daily Show
Harold Various is a terrific scientist. He was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes. From 1993-1999 he was director of the National Institutes of Health, and is currently President of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
On top of all those accomplishments, he is a great advocate for science, and knows how to use traditional media, like TV and radio, to publicize his positions. Last night he was on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.