American Nobel Prize-winner Harold Eliot Varmus discussed about his personal life and the changes that came through the trajectory of his life which inspired him to enter into the world of science and applied on different fields of scientific research.
On November 22, 2015, the discussion took place at the Scholastica senior campus premise at Mirpur in Dhaka.
The Nobel Laureate extended over his knowledge to the students of Scholastica while he told the story of his college-life and the dilemma on choosing for his future career. He pointed out the turning point of his life that his utmost interest in science motivated him to enter into Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeon after completion of his graduation degree in English literature.
He also talked about his research for cancer disease; the major causes of cancer disease. He also showed the cancer reduction guidelines. He put emphasis on the necessity of young people’s involvement in scientific research to attain first hand experience on Research work.
Varmus has spent twenty years in research for finding a remedy for cancer but the mission is yet to complete. Therefore, he encouraged all the students to move forward and enhance their knowledge in the field of science.
He appreciated the interaction and the question –answer session with the students of Scholastica.
Varmus was one of the participants at Dhaka Lit Fest, the pre-eminent international literary conclave of the country which took place at the Bangla Academy premise from November 19-21.
This year’s event was especially anticipated for featuring Nobel Prize Laureate Dr Harold Eliot Varmus, a prominent cancer researcher and the author of “The Art and Politics of Science”.
Born in 1939, at Oceanside, New York, in United States, Varmus was awarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1989 jointly with J. Michael Bishop for their discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes.
