Francis S. Collins

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gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:author gptkb:Belief:_Readings_on_the_Reason_for_Faith
gptkb:The_Language_of_God
gptkb:The_Language_of_Life
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1950-04-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Staunton,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:degree gptkb:PhD
MD
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Principles_of_Medical_Genetics
gptkbp:employer gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
genetics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Francis_Sellers_Collins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis S. Collins
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Human_Genome_Project
genetics research
NIH Director
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Institute_of_Medicine
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Eric_D._Green
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:scientist
physician-geneticist
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Margaret_Collins
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of the National Institutes of Health
Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Elias_Zerhouni
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:researchContribution Huntington's disease gene discovery
cystic fibrosis gene discovery
neurofibromatosis gene discovery
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Maryland,_USA
gptkbp:signature Francis S Collins signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Diane_Baker
gptkbp:successor Lawrence A. Tabak (acting)
gptkbp:termEnd 2021
gptkbp:termStart 2009
gptkbp:website https://www.genome.gov/27528684/francis-s-collins-md-phd
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