December 20, 2008

Varmus '61 appointed to White House advisory council

In his weekly address, President-elect Obama named Harold Varmus ‘61 as a co-chair of his Council of Advisers on Science and Technology.

Varmus, who was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for his research on the causes of cancer, served as National Institutes of Health director during the Clinton administration. A former medical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, he helped found the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention and chairs a scientific board at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Brian Meacham '97 | December 20, 2008 12:41 PM | Alumni

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