The NIH Director
The NIH Director
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
NIH Director
What’s New
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January 20, 2012
NIH Statement on H5N1 (New)
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December 23, 2011
NIH Launches New National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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December 21, 2011
Forbes Magazine names 5 NIH Director's EIA Awardees among Top Science and Innovation "30 under 30" for 2011
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December 15, 2011
Statement by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the Institute of Medicine report addressing the scientific need for the use of chimpanzees in research
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October 21, 2011
NIH Research: Recent Health Advances and Economic Impact (PDF - 88KB)
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Perspectives on NIH Science – Articles by Dr. Collins
Can cellphones be used to detect heart attacks? New technology makes this possible, at least on iPhones. While visiting India, Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, discusses his participation in a clinical trial that uses an iPhone app to monitor his heart rate.
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Steering a New Course for Stem Cell Research: NIH's Intramural Center for Regenerative Medicine(PDF - 291 KB)
(Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Vol. 1, January 2012) (New)
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Mapping the NIH Leadership’s DNA: NIH Director Dr. Collins on innovation in Federal leadership.
(Washington Post Federal Coach, October 19, 2011)
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A Major Environmental Cause of Death
(Science, Vol. 334, October 14, 2011)
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About the NIH Director
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., was officially sworn in on Monday, August 17, 2009 as the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Collins was nominated by President Barack Obama on July 8, and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 7.
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