2012 – Nobel Laureate Dr. Harold Varmus, National Cancer Institute

2012 Seaborg Symposium Speakers (Program)

Professor Miguel Garcia-Garibay, Ph.D. 
Chair, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Welcoming Remarks

Professor Harold Varmus, M.D.
Director, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Introduction: “The Discovery, Dissemination,
and Application of Scientific Knowledge”

Professor Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D. 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
Discovery of Scientific Knowledge:
“The Cancer Genome in Biology and Therapy”

Professor Michael Eisen, Ph.D.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of California, Berkeley
Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge:
“Building a Public Library of Science”

Professor Prabhat Jha, M.D., Ph.D.
Centre for Global Health Research, University of Toronto
Application of Scientific Knowledge:
“Advancing Science to Improve Health of the Global Poor”

Professor Harold Varmus, M.D. 
Director, National Cancer Institute
“How the National Cancer Institute is Trying to Make
the World a Better Place”