About Francis Collins
Francis Sellers Collins is an American physician-scientist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project. He served as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, from 17 August 2009 to 19 December 2021, serving under three presidents. Collins announced his retirement publicly from the NIH on March 1, 2025, after 32 years of service.
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Awards & Honors
Nevada Medal
Biotechnology Heritage Award
Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
Mendel Medal
honorary doctor of the University of Miami
George M. Kober Medal
George M. Kober Lectureship
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Templeton Prize
National Medal of Science
Canada Gairdner International Award
Dickson Prize in Medicine
AMA Scientific Achievement Award
Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award
Albany Medical Center Prize
Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award
Arthur S. Flemming Award
E. Mead Johnson Award
North Carolina Award
Clarivate Citation Laureates
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
Wilbur Cross Medal
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
