Title:

Letter from Harold Varmus to John Z. Bowers, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

Creator:

Varmus, Harold

Recipient:

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation and Bowers, John Z., 1913-1993

Date:

19 October 1977

Description:

In this letter Varmus lays out his research plans for his sabbatical year (1978-79) in Mike Fried's laboratory at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London, namely the study of integration sites of mouse mammary tumor virus in mouse cells, and of mutants of avian leukosis viruses whose oncogene has been deleted (so-called deletion mutants). The letter also highlights the response of scientists to guidelines on recombinant DNA research recently issued by the National Institutes of Health.

Original Repository:

University of California, San Francisco. Archives and Special Collections. Harold E. Varmus Papers

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 14

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Regents of the University of California.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Fellowships and Scholarships

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Career summary and research proposal sent to the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1977

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. University of California, San Francisco. Archives and Special Collections. Harold E. Varmus Papers. 12290

Legacy ID:

MVBBGR

NLM ID:

101584926X98

Profiles Collection:

The Harold Varmus Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X98

Story Section:

Biographical Information