Francis Collins

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkb:Albany_Medical_Center_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1950-04-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Staunton,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:degree gptkb:PhD
MD
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Sherman_Weissman
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Encyclopedia_of_DNA_Elements_(ENCODE)
gptkbp:employer gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:medicine
genetics
molecular biology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:BioLogos_Foundation
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Francis_Sellers_Collins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis Collins
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Human_Genome_Project
discovering genes for cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease, and neurofibromatosis
NIH Director
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Institute_of_Medicine
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Belief:_Readings_on_the_Reason_for_Faith
gptkb:The_Language_of_God
gptkb:The_Language_of_Life
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
gptkb:scientist
biologist
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Christopher_Collins
gptkb:Elizabeth_Collins
gptkb:Margaret_Collins
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of the National Institutes of Health
Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Raynard_S._Kington_(acting)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:religiousChange atheism to Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Francis S. Collins signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Diane_Baker
gptkbp:successor Lawrence A. Tabak (acting)
gptkbp:termEnd NIH Director: 2021
gptkbp:termStart NIH Director: 2009
gptkbp:website https://www.genome.gov/27528684/francis-s-collins-md-phd
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gptkb:Hawking_(2013_film)
gptkb:Human_Genome_Project
gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
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