Edward Harlow interviewed by Alex Gann [post-production version]

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Dr. Edward Harlow received his PhD from the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories in London. He currently serves as a professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School. He has been the associate director of the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute as well as research director at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute. Among his discoveries was the demonstration that the retinoblastoma protein interacts with viral transforming proteins, linking tumor viruses with the cell cycle. He is also the author, alongside David Lane, of “Using antibodies: a laboratory manual.” Some of his awards include the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize, Dickson Prize in Medicine, and the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and National Academy of Medicine.