Statement of Harold Varmus, MD, Director, National Institutes of Health, before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

Title:
Statement of Harold Varmus, MD, Director, National Institutes of Health, before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Creator:
Varmus, Harold
Date:
26 January 1999
Description:
In this hearing, Varmus and Harriet Rabb made statements regarding the DHHS's legal decisions on funding research utilizing human stem cells, and also addressed why it would be good for NIH to oversee some of this research, rather than leaving it all to private companies. The other witnesses that day were Eric Meslin, executive director of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, and Richard Doerflinger, associate director for policy development, Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Location:
Box: 8. Folder: 5
Rights:
Public Domain
Genre:
Testimonies
Legislative records
Format:
Text
Extent:
8 pages
Relation:
Hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Subject: Embryonic Stem Cell Research [Transcript], 1999
Language:
English
Legacy ID:
MVBBZC
NLM ID:
101584926X410
Profiles Collection:
The Harold Varmus Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X410
Story Section:
Basic Science and Congressional Politics: NIH Director, 1993-1999