Francis Collins

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Francis S. Collins (born April 14, 1950), M.D., Ph.D., is a physician-geneticist, noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes, and his leadership of the Human Genome Project (HGP). He is director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). With Collins at the helm, the HGP has attained several milestones, while running ahead of schedule and under budget. A working draft of the human genome was announced in June 2000, … Wikipedia
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April 14, 1950
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  • Wikipedia

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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Collins

  • comedycentral

    www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=79...

  • genome.gov | Director...

    As head of NHGRI, Collins oversaw the HGP, the multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, international effort to map and sequence the 3 billion letters in the human DNA instruction book.
    www.genome.gov/10001018

  • Religion & Ethics...

    COLLINS: Well, clearly, learning about the genome is a laudable activity.
    www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/transcripts/collins.html

  • The believer | Salon Books

    Francis Collins -- head of the Human Genome Project -- discusses his conversion to evangelical Christianity, why scientists do not need to be atheists, and what C.S. Lewis has to do with it.
    www.salon.com/books/int/2006/08/07/collins/index_np.html

  • August 4, 2006, Hour Two:...

    Ira will be joined by Francis Collins, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, and Harvard Astronomer Owen Gingerich.
    www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2006/Aug/hour2_080406.html

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    Francis Collins, the director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute, claims there is a rational basis for a creator and that scientific discoveries bring man closer to God.
    www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2220484,00.html

  • Office of Major Events

    Perhaps most importantly, my niece, Ruth Collins, is in the graduating class today.
    www.virginia.edu/majorevents/speeches/01speech.html