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Walter O. Huegel wrote: > Walter O. Huegel wrote: > > > The June 7, 1999 issue of the New Yorker magazine has a long profile > > article about Dr. Harold Varmus, CEO of the NIH. He is a political > > appointee of Clinton, brought in by Donna Shalala. His thinking has done > > much to set the course of the NIH in the direction of so called pure > > research, rather than as earmarking for specific diseases. PWP, > > unfortunately live in the immediacy. A case may be made for both > > approaches. Why not a compromise, e.g., putting more money where there > > is a clinical payoff in sight? Dr..Varmus is personally health > > conscious, a free wheeling spirit, he rides his bike to work. Good for a > > healthy body, and self concept. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: The Political Scientist > Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 08:34:01 -0400 > From: "Walter O. Huegel" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > > The June 7, 1999 issue of the New Yorker magazine has a long profile > article about Dr. Harold Varmus, CEO of the NIH. He is a political > appointee of Clinton, brought in by Donna Shalala. His thinking has done > much to set the course of the NIH in the direction of so called pure > research, rather than as earmarking for specific diseases. PWP, > unfortunately live in the immediacy. A case may be made for both > approaches. Why not a compromise, e.g., putting more money where there > is a clinical payoff in sight? Dr..Varmus is personally health > conscious, a free wheeling spirit, he rides his bike to work. Good for a > healthy body, and self concept.