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Harold Varmus Outlines Shared Ambitions for the Years Ahead at Town Hall Meeting (July 2011)
On July 27, 2011, at a town hall meeting to mark his first year as NCI Director, Harold Varmus, M.D., reflected on his accomplishments and outlined “shared ambitions” for NCI. This highlight video presents selected clips.
MedScape One On One Interviews Harold Varmus (December 2011)
| Harold Varmus talks to Medscape One on One on a range of topics including changing the way we talk about the “war on cancer”, developments in genomics, changes to the clinical trials system, To view the video, visit |
Harold Varmus Holds Second Town Hall Meeting (January 2011)
| Harold Varmus convened a second Town Hall meeting to share his insights and discuss research developments during the first six months of his tenure as NCI Director. To view the video, visit http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?16391 (1 hour) |
NCI Director's Address, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, June 2011
Harold Varmus delivered the NCI Director’s Address at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology where he talked about the unprecedented opportunities to accelerate progress against cancer and NCI’s plans to move research forward even as it deals with budgetary challenges.
Interview with the American Association for Cancer Research News Channel (April 2011)
Harold Varmus talks about new directions in cancer research in an interview following his speech at the Opening Plenary Session at the 102nd annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research on April 3, 2011.
Update to the National Cancer Advisory Board (December 2010)
Harold Varmus updates the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB) in December 2010 about NCI's budget for 2011and scientific advances, including the National Lung Screening Trial results, progress with The Cancer Genome Atlas, and the restructuring of NCI-supported Cooperative Groups.
Harold Varmus Talks to NCI Staff at First Town Hall Meeting (July 2010)
Harold Varmus was sworn in on July 12, 2010 by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as the 14th Director of the National Cancer Institute. See video clips from a Town Hall meeting with NCI staff in which Dr. Varmus shares some of his priorities for NCI.
NCI Director Discusses the Provocative Questions Project
NCI Director Harold Varmus, M.D., discusses the Provocative Questions Project and urges researchers to tackle the "perplexing" questions in cancer research. For more information, visit http://provocativequestions.nci.nih.gov
