Francis Collins
FrancisSellersCollins(bornApril14,1950)isanAmericanphysician-geneticistnotedforhisdiscoveriesofdiseasegenesandhisleadershipoftheHumanGenomeProject.HeisdirectoroftheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)inBethesda,Maryland,USA.BeforebeingappointeddirectoroftheNIH,CollinsledtheHumanGenomeProjectandothergenomicsresearchinitiativesasdirectoroftheNationalHumanGenomeResearchInstitute(NHGRI),oneofthe27institutesandcentersatNIH.BeforejoiningNHGRI,heearnedareputationasagenehunterattheUniversityofMichigan.HehasbeenelectedtotheInstituteofMedicineandtheNationalAcademyofSciences,andhasreceivedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomandtheNationalMedalofScience.