Prof. Harold Varmus – a Nobel Laureate for his work on Cancer, a former director of the National Institutes of Health, a former director of National Cancer Institute, founder of the Public Library of Science (PLoS), former President of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and currently Professor at Cornell.
Prof. Varmus is visiting India as a C.V.Raman Chair Professor of the Indian Academy of Sciences.
Schedule:
09 January 2023
4.00-5.30 pm : Public talk – The Art and Politics of Science
5.30-6.30 pm : Panel discussion – Multi-disciplinary teaching and research in a liberal arts university
Panelists: Prof. Varmus, Prof. Simona Sawhney (IIT Delhi),
Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri, Prof. Bittu, Ayush Mistry, Sushmita Anant & Deveshi Sharma from Ashoka University
10 January 2023
10.00-11.30 am : Public talk – A Half-Century of Cancer Research
11.30-12.30 pm : Panel discussion – Clinical research in Indian context
Panelists: Prof. Varmus, Prof. Randeep Guleria (former director, AIIMS), Pallavi Kshetrapal (THSTI), Dr. Deepali Jain (AIIMS), Prof. Kasturi Mitra & Prof. Anurag Agrawal from Ashoka University
Link to Register – https://forms.gle/rwZc6L6dspM2gQqX9
* To and fro Shuttle services will be available from Jahangirpuri metro station