Francis Collins

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Properties (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physician
geneticist
biologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
Francis_Collins_Group
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Templeton_Prize
Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:born April 14, 1950
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:famousQuote Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
We are all part of a great story.
I believe that the universe is a product of a divine creator.
The more we learn about the universe, the more we realize how much we don't know.
The human genome is a book that has been written, but it is written in a language that we do not yet understand.
gptkbp:field genetics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Francis_Sellers_Collins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis Collins
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:Leroy_Hood
gptkb:James_Watson
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Human_Genome_Project
public health initiatives
advocacy for science and religion dialogue
leadership in genomics
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:positionHeld Director_of_the_National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkbp:researchFocus personalized medicine
genetic diseases
genomic medicine
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Diane_Baker
gptkbp:website https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-director