2012 Donors Seaborg Biography


The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry,
UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center,
and UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine presents:
  Varmus accepting award  

Can Scientists Make the World a Better Place through Discovery, Dissemination, and Application of Knowledge?

On Friday, December 7, 2012,
the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
awarded the 2012 Glenn T. Seaborg Medal

to
Harold Varmus, M.D.
Director of the National Cancer Institute and
1989 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
(with Michael Bishop)

 
 
 
 
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2012 Seaborg Symposium Speakers
(Program)
Garcia-Garibay    Professor Miguel Garcia-Garibay, Ph.D. (Video)
   
Chair, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    
Welcoming Remarks
Varmus

   Professor Harold Varmus, M.D. (Video)
   Director, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   Introduction: "The Discovery, Dissemination,
   and Application of Scientific Knowledge"

Garraway    Professor Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D. (Video)
   Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
   Discovery of Scientific Knowledge:
   "The
Cancer Genome in Biology and Therapy"
Eisen    Professor Michael Eisen, Ph.D. (Video)
    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of California, Berkeley
    Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge:
   "Building a Public Library of Science"
Jhasmall    Professor Prabhat Jha, M.D., Ph.D. (Video)
   Centre for Global Health Research, University of Toronto
   Application of Scientific Knowledge:
   "Advancing Science to Improve Health of the Global Poor"
Varmus    Professor Harold Varmus, M.D. (Video)
   Director, National Cancer Institute
   "How the National Cancer Institute is Trying to Make
   the World a Better Place"
 
 
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