About Francis
Francis Sellers Collins was born April 14, 1950, in Staunton, Virginia. He is a physician-scientist who discovered genes associated with cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease, neurofibromatosis, and other conditions. He led the Human Genome Project as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (1993-2008), then served as the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health (2009-2021) under three presidents. He briefly served as Acting Science Advisor to the President (February-October 2022).
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ScientistMedical ExpertAlzheimer'S Disease ResearchCystic FibrosisEthics In GeneticsGenetic PrivacyGenetic VariationHuman GenomeHuntington'S DiseaseMolecular Genetics
Known for
- discovering genes for cystic fibrosis
- discovering genes for Huntington's disease
- discovering genes for neurofibromatosis
- leading the Human Genome Project
- positional cloning method in genetics
- chromosome jumping technique
- service as NIH director
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