The public schools I attended were dominated by athletics and rarely inspiring intellectually, but I enjoyed a small circle of interesting friends despite my ineptitude at team sports and my preference for reading. Harold E. Varmus athleticattendcircle share on social
My ideal summer day was reading on the porch. Harold E. Varmus dayidealporch Change image and share on social
Tobacco, UV rays, viruses, heredity, and age are the main causes of cancer. Harold E. Varmus agecancerheredity Change image and share on social
I was born in the shadow of World War II, on December 18, 1939, on the South Shore of Long Island, a product of the early -wentieth-century emigration of Eastern European Jewry to New York City and its environs. Harold E. Varmus bearcenturycity share on social
In the 1960s and '70s, there wasn't much evidence at all. We knew vaguely the causes of cancer, but methods like genomics were very new. Harold E. Varmus 1960s70scancer Change image and share on social
I saw my friends in medical school seeming to be more engaged with the real world. That provoked a sort of jealousy, and I decided to go to medical school after all. Harold E. Varmus decideengagefriend Change image and share on social
When high school students ask to spend their afternoons and weekends in my laboratory, I am amazed: I didn't develop that kind of enthusiasm for science until I was 28 years old. Harold E. Varmus afternoonamazedevelop Change image and share on social
As an undergraduate at Amherst College, I was devoted to Dickensian novels and antiestablishment journalism while marginally fulfilling premedical requirements. Harold E. Varmus amherstantiestablishmentcollege Change image and share on social
Some growths can be detected early, making for increased accuracy in diagnosis. Some can be cured and others controlled. Harold E. Varmus accuracycontrolcure Change image and share on social
When I was the NIH director, I often expressed envy of institute directors: they had the money and ran the scientific programmes. Harold E. Varmus directorenvyexpress Change image and share on social
