Title:

Letter from Harold Varmus to prospective Scientific Advisory Board members

Creator:

Varmus, Harold
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Date:

March 2003

Description:

Klausner, Global Health Director of the Gates Foundation, had asked Varmus to chair a panel of senior scientists charged with formulating specific challenges in global health where the latest knowledge and research might save lives in the third world, and then oversee the grants process. The Gates Foundation provided $200 million for the initial phase. This is Varmus's initial recruiting letter. He noted that management and staffing for the advisory board would be provided by the Foundation for the NIH.

Location:

Box: 14. Folder: 13

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

MVBCCM

NLM ID:

101584926X460

Profiles Collection:

The Harold Varmus Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X460

Story Section:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2000-2010, and National Cancer Institute, 2010-2015