Discovery of Cancer Genes
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology, discovers defective genes which cause cancer
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Harold Varmus Biography and Timeline
Follow Harold Varmus through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
Harold Varmus, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1989–1989Years on this page
1989
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes.
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