A major feature of life at the NIH in late 1960s was the extraordinary offering of evening courses for physicians attempting to become scientists as they neared thirty. Harold E. Varmus More Quotes by Harold E. Varmus More Quotes From Harold E. Varmus From some dilatory reading in the early 1960s, I knew enough about viruses and their association with tumors in animals to understand that they might provide a relatively simple entry into a problem as complex as cancer. Harold E. Varmus understand problem reading simple When I read about genetics, I see breakthroughs every day. And while I'm trying to learn more about behavioral science, I must say that I don't feel I get tremendous intellectual stimulation from most of the things I read. Harold E. Varmus every-day feel day science 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 medical friends jealousy world 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 scientific director envy money Cancer is a collection of many diseases with common principles, and each disease will have to be understood and more effectively controlled on its own terms. Harold E. Varmus more own will principles The NCI scientific programme leaders meet regularly to ensure that we are not ignoring highly original proposals and that we are not creating an unbalanced grant portfolio. Harold E. Varmus portfolio ignoring meet creating I'm used to being surrounded by really smart 22-year-old students who have no problem saying that something I suggested is not a very good idea. Harold E. Varmus saying good smart problem 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 i-am high-school science school Some growths can be detected early, making for increased accuracy in diagnosis. Some can be cured and others controlled. Harold E. Varmus others some early accuracy 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 new like evidence cancer
