Harold E. Varmus(1939)
MedicineHarold E. Varmus is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1989) from United States. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Harvard University and Columbia University. They have been affiliated with University of California, San Francisco.
United States
3
Major Awards
695
Publications
65,713
Citations
122
h-index
N/A
i10-index
94.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1989for their discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes
UCSFRecent Publications
View all worksAbstract C037: Polyethnic-1000: A New York-based initiative to advance cancer genomics through recruitment of diverse racial & ethnic populations
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention2023
0citations
LKB1-Dependent Regulation of TPI1 Creates a Divergent Metabolic Liability between Human and Mouse Lung Adenocarcinoma
Cancer Discovery2023
26citations
Open Access76citations
Open AccessEP08.02-055 Targeting Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells with a Novel Disulfide Reductase Inhibitor
Journal of Thoracic Oncology2022
0citations
Open AccessCharacterization of a small molecule inhibitor of disulfide reductases that induces oxidative stress and lethality in lung cancer cells.
Cell Reports2022
26citations
Open Access0citations
Open AccessRetraction
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry2021
0citations
Open AccessNon-conserved metabolic regulation by LKB1 distinguishes human and mouse lung adenocarcinoma
bioRxiv2021
1citations
Open Access47citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
JM
J. Michael Bishop
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1989)
YW
Yuet Wai Kan
Gairdner International Award (1984)
AG
Alfred G. Gilman
Gairdner International Award (1984)
MR
Martin Rodbell
Gairdner International Award (1984)
RN
Robert Noble
Gairdner International Award (1984)
KK
Krešimir Krnjević
Gairdner International Award (1984)
MB
Michael Bishop
Lasker Basic Medical Research (1982)
Education
Harvard University
Columbia University
Amherst College
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Freeport High School
Doctoral Advisors
Joshua M KaplanJ. Michael Bishop
Career Timeline
University of California, San Francisco?–present
Cornell University?–present
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center?–present
United States National Institutes of Health?–present
Positions & Roles
directorPlan S Ambassador
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Generation of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells and SCLC-like tumors from human embryonic stem cells
Journal of Experimental Medicine201996 citations
Lineage-specific intolerance to oncogenic drivers restricts histological transformation
Science202481 citations
LKB1-Dependent Regulation of TPI1 Creates a Divergent Metabolic Liability between Human and Mouse Lung Adenocarcinoma
Cancer Discovery202333 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
Craig C. Mello
Gairdner International Award (2008)
Sydney Brenner
Dan David Prize (2003)
James Watson
Dan David Prize (2003)
HR
H. Robert Horvitz
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)
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