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December 20, 2021
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. is the Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), officially taking office on December 20, 2021.
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November 23, 2021
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Other Activities
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May 16, 2023
Ceremonial Groundbreaking for the Surgery, Radiology and Laboratory Medicine Wing of the NIH Clinical Center
Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak is joined by colleagues at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Surgery, Radiology and Laboratory Medicine Wing of the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. From left: NIH Deputy Director for Management Dr. Alfred Johnson, NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research Dr. Nina Schor, NIH Associate Director for Research Facilities Mr. Dan Wheeland, Clinical Center CEO Dr. James Gilman, HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm, Dr. Tabak, Acting NIH Principal Deputy Director Dr. Tara Schwetz, Acting NIH Associate Deputy Director Dr. Courtney Aklin, and National Cancer Institute Surgery Branch Chief Dr. Steven Rosenberg.
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April 20, 2023
Dr. Tabak Welcomes White House Fellows
The 2022-2023 Class of White House Fellows meet with Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak and Acting NIH Principal Deputy Director Dr. Tara Schwetz (center) during a visit to NIH. The fellows toured the NIH Clinical Center and NCI Pediatric Oncology Branch labs.
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December 7, 2022
Dr. Tabak at the 2022 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit
Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak speaks with CNBC reporter Bertha Coombs and Humana President and CEO Dr. Bruce Boussard during a plenary session at the 2022 Future of Health Summit. The topic was “Defining Moments in Health: Leading Through Turbulent Times”.
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September 19, 2022
Dr. Tabak attends Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Building Dedication
Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak attends a ceremony to dedicate the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (CARD) to Senator Roy Blunt, a devoted advocate for Alzheimer’s research. Among the speakers at the event were (from left): Former NIH Director Francis Collins, CARD staff scientist Dr. Sara Bandrés Ciga, Senator Blunt, U.S. Representative Tom Cole, National Institute on Aging (NIA) Director Dr. Richard Hodes, NIA Health Science Policy Analyst Dr. Dawn Beraud, and Dr. Tabak.
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June 23, 2022
Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Rachel Levine Visits NIH
Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak and Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, M.D., tour the Pediatric Clinic in the NIH Clinical Center. Dr. Levine also visited the Clinical Movement Analysis Lab, met with NIH leadership, and gave a keynote address at NIH’s PRIDE event.
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April 13, 2022
Dr. Tabak attends Maternal Health Cabinet Meeting with VP Harris
Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak (bottom right) attends a landmark Maternal Health Cabinet meeting at the White House, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris (center). The meeting focused on discussing the draft White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.
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March 18, 2022
Dr. Tabak joins POTUS at signing of the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act
Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak (far left) joins National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Director Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable (far right), HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra (third from left) and others to witness President Joe Biden signing the “John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021” which expands eligibility for the NIMHD Research Endowment Program.
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March 16, 2021
Dr. Collins Speaks at the Washington National Cathedral’s COVID-19 Vaccine Event
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins gives remarks at the Washington National Cathedral at a special event in which local religious leaders and clergy received the COVID-19 vaccine.
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February 11, 2021
President Joe Biden gives remarks at NIH
President Joe Biden gives remarks at NIH as NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins stands by. President Biden visited NIH on February 11, 2021 to learn more about the fundamental research behind the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.
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February 11, 2021
President Biden Visits NIH Vaccine Research Center
President Joe Biden visits the NIH Vaccine Research Center on February 11, 2020, meeting with leading researchers to learn about COVID-19 vaccine research. Pictured (from left): NIAID VRC Deputy Director Dr. Barney Graham, President Joe Biden, NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, Counselor to the President Jeffrey Zients, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and NIAID VRC Senior Research Fellow Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.
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January 22, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits NIH
Vice President Kamala Harris receives two-thumbs up from NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins after receiving her second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at NIH.
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January 19, 2021
NIH Director Receives Second Dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the NIH Clinical Center.
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December 22, 2020
NIH Director Receives the COVID-19 Vaccine
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the NIH Clinical Center during the HHS/NIH COVID-19 Vaccination Event.
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December 10, 2020
Ceremonial Nobel Presentation
NIH scientist Dr. Harvey Alter (center) receives the Nobel medal in a ceremonial presentation at NIH with Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter (left) and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins (right). Dr. Alter received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to discovering the Hepatitis C virus.
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October 5, 2020
Dr. Harvey Alter wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
NIH scientist Dr. Harvey Alter poses with (left to right) NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Senior Scholar Dr. Harvey Alter, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, NIH Associate Director for Clinical Research Dr. John Gallin, and NIH Clinical Center Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jim Gilman after winning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the discovery of Hepatitis C.
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July 27, 2020
Launch of Phase 3 clinical trial for NIH/Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
From left, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, Operation Warp Speed official Dr. Matt Hepburn and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins appear at a press briefing on the start of the Phase 3 NIH/Moderna clinical trial for COVID-19 candidate vaccine mRNA-1273.
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March 3, 2020
President Donald Trump visits NIH
President Donald Trump visits NIH on March 3, 2020 and tours the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Vaccine Research Center (VRC) to learn about research on a vaccine for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. From left: VRC Deputy Director Dr. Barney Graham, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, VRC Director John Mascola, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, President Trump, and VRC Research Fellow Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.
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October 23, 2019
Collaboration for Gene-based Cures for SCD and HIV
The NIH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are investing at least $200 million to develop accessible gene-based cures globally for sickle cell disease and HIV infection. Posing together on the morning of the announcement are (from left) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Director Dr. Gary Gibbons, Gates Foundation President of Global Health Efforts Dr. Trevor Mundel, and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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October 16, 2019
NIH 2019 Combined Federal Campaign Kickoff
Author and retired public radio talk show host Diane Rehm joins NIH staff at the NIH Combined Federal Campaign kickoff event. The campaign raises charitable donations from federal employees to support the charities of their choice. From left: NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, Diane Rehm, National Eye Institute (NEI) Acting Director Dr. Santa Tumminia, and NEI Associate Director for Management and Executive Officer Brian Trent.
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September 19, 2019
Government Hall of Fame
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks at the Government Hall of Fame gala in Washington, D.C., where he was presented for induction by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins (left). Dr. Fauci was chosen for the Government Hall of Fame for his pioneering efforts with HIV/AIDS and for his distinguished career as a public servant.
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September 17, 2019
Congressman Bill Flores Visits NIH
Congressman Bill Flores of Texas (left) meets with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and NIH Clinical Center CEO Dr. Jim Gilman (right), during a tour of NIH.
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September 13, 2019
Sound Health Panel at the Kennedy Center
Discussing the Sound Health Initiative at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts REACH opening festival are (from left) musician and University of California, San Francisco Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Dr. Charles Limb, renowned soprano Renée Fleming, and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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August 15, 2019
Camp Fantastic 2019
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins poses with his wife Diane Baker, board member of the Children’s Inn at NIH (front), National Cancer Institute researcher and Camp Fantastic medical director Dr. Steve Chanock (middle left), and children participating in the program. Camp Fantastic is an annual event in Front Royal, Virginia, that allows children undergoing cancer treatment to experience a week of traditional camp activities.
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July 18, 2019
Cancer Survivors Caucus
Members of the Congressional Cancer Survivors Caucus visit NIH to discuss issues related to cancer diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. Pictured (from left): NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, Congressman Earl “Buddy” Carter of Georgia, The Children’s Inn CEO Jennie Lucca, The Children’s Inn Senior Director of Community Engagement Laura King, and Congressman Mark DeSaulner of California.
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June 26, 2019
HHS Global-Domestic HIV Meeting
HHS Secretary Alex Azar (right) is greeted by (from left) NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, FDA Acting Commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. The leaders met at NIH for the HHS Global-Domestic HIV Meeting: Successes and Challenges Reaching the 95-95-95 Goals.
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June 21, 2019
Jeremy Farrar Gives Barmes Global Health Lecture
Dr. Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust, London, (left) is pictured with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins in NIH’s Masur Auditorium. Farrargave the 2019 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture.
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June 17, 2019
Dr. Francis Collins at ACD meeting
Dr. Francis Collins at ACD meeting
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June 11, 2019
Dr. Francis Collins Performs at Camp Fantastic Barbecue
The Affordable Rock ‘n Roll Act Band, led by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, performs at the annual Camp Fantastic Barbecue. The event benefits Camp Fantastic, a weeklong experience for pediatric patients at NIH and other local hospitals.
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June 7, 2019
Author Helen Thomson Visits NIH
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins interviews science journalist and author Helen Thomson about the brain during the 3rd annual Big Read, sponsored by the NIH Library and the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences.
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May 13, 2019
Renée Fleming at the 2019 J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture at NIH
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins sings a duet with renowned soprano, Grammy and National Medal of Arts winner Renée Fleming at the 2019 J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture on the NIH campus.
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May 9, 2019
John Edward Porter Exhibit Dedication
Congressman John Edward Porter (left) and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins pose next to an exhibit honoring the Congressman’s strong leadership on behalf of NIH research. The exhibit is located at the Porter Neuroscience Research Center on NIH’s Bethesda, Maryland, campus.
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May 7, 2019
Be Best Anniversary Event
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins joins President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in the White House Rose Garden to mark the first anniversary of the First Lady’s Be Best program. Dr. Collins is recognizing Amani (standing), a former patient of the NIH Children’s Inn who recently underwent a bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease.
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January 22, 2019
Ceremonial groundbreaking for the Center for Cellular Engineering
Leadership from the NIH Clinical Center and the NIH Intramural Research Program launched the expansion of the Clinical Center's Center for Cellular Engineering left to right: Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director of NHLBI; Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID; Dr. Michael Gottesman, Deputy Director, NIH IRP; Hamideh Alehossein, Construction Project Officer with ORF; Dan Wheeland, Director or ORF; Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director; ADM Brett Giroir, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health; Dr. James Gilman, Clinical Center CEO; Dr. Harvey Klein, Chief, CC Department of Transfusion Medicine; Dr. David Stroncek, Chief, Cell Processing Section in CC Department of Transfusion Medicine.
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December 12, 2018
Bill Gates visits NIH
Bill Gates heads to a workshop on global health at the NIH with (left) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins (right).
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October 30, 2018
Tribute to Dr. Alan Rabson
Enjoying a light moment together at a tribute event for pioneering National Cancer Institute scientist Dr. Alan S. Rabson are (from left) Katie Couric, journalist and co-founder of Stand Up to Cancer, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Sen. Ted Kennedy, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Arnold Rabson.
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October 9, 2018
Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter visits NIH
Deborah Rutter, Kennedy Center president, joins NIH staff at the NIH Combined Federal Campaign kickoff event. From left: Dr. Christopher Austin, Director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Ms. Rutter, NCATS Executive Officer Keith Lamirande and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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October 6, 2018
Dr. Francis Collins meets with family of Henrietta Lacks
Dr. Francis Collins meets with family members of Henrietta Lacks at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he delivered the keynote address of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture. From left to right: Devin Lacks, Alyana Rogers, Dr. Francis Collins, Jabrea Rogers, and Dorian Lacks.
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September 7, 2018
Dr. Francis Collins performs at the Kennedy Center
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins participates in the Music and the Mind concert, part of the Sound Health initiative, along with opera singer Renée Fleming and CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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July 30, 2018
Congressman Ro Khanna visits NIH
Congressman Ro Khanna of California visits the NIH Clinical Center and speaks with NIH leadership about recent advances in neuroscience, genomics, Big Data, and research on food allergies. From left to right: Johns Hopkins Medicine Director of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, NIH Principal Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak, Congressman Ro Khanna, and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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July 30, 2018
Senator Tom Udall visits NIH
Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico visits NIH to learn more about studies of the human microbiome and to visit the Liver Disease Branch of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the NIH Clinical Center. From left to right: NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, Senator Udall and NIH Principal Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak.
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June 12, 2018
NIH welcomes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield visits NIH to meet with senior leadership about opioids, the BRAIN Initiative, neuroscience and a universal flu vaccine. From left to right: Dr. Redfield; Amanda Campbell, CDC Deputy Chief of Staff; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci; NIAID Vaccine Research Center Director Dr. John Mascola and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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June 5, 2018
Science journalist Ed Yong speaks to NIH audience about the world of microbes
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and author and science journalist Ed Yong host a Facebook Live at the National Institutes of Health to talk about the world of microbes that exist within and around us, and their potential impact on the future of biomedical research.
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May 31, 2018
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins chats with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams about the opioid epidemic
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams chats with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the HEAL Initiative, pain research, and the opioid crisis at the 13th Annual NIH Pain Consortium.
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May 18, 2018
Bike to Work Day
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins participates in Bike to Work Day to help show the importance of physical activity.
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May 15, 2018
Barbara Streisand speaks at NIH
EGOT winner and Women’s Heart Alliance Co-Founder Barbra Streisand and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins host a chat to discuss translational science, healthy equity, and women’s heart health at the National Institutes of Health.
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March 20, 2018
HHS Secretary Alex Azar visits NIH
HHS Secretary Alex Azar has his first official visit to NIH to host a town hall, and get an update on the latest NIH research including a tour of NIH research on pain and how it relates to the opioids crisis.
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February 14, 2018
FLOTUS visits The Children’s Inn at NIH
The First Lady of the United States Melanie Trump tours The Children’s Inn (TCI) at the NIH with TCI CEO Jennie Lucca, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and NIH Principal Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak. The Children’s Inn is a place like home for children undergoing clinical trials at the NIH Clinical Center.
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January 18, 2018
US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams visits NIH
US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams visits NIH to discuss ways to make America healthier and combat addiction. From left to right: National Cancer Institute Deputy Director Dr. Doug Lowy, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Antony Fauci, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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December 11, 2017
NIH hosts a trans-HHS meeting with private sector partners to fight the opioids crisis
HHS Acting Secretary Eric Hargan, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and other leaders in the private and public sector join to identify and address high-priority research gaps to ensure an evidence-based approach to combat the opioids crisis.
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November 28, 2017
Acting HHS Secretary Hargan visits NIH
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins hosts Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Eric Hargan on an NIH tour, including a stop in Dr. Steve Rosenburg’s immunotherapy lab (pictured here) in the NIH Clinical Center.
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November 2, 2017
CDC Director visits NIH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald meets with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and NIH’s National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci during her first official visit to NIH to discuss ongoing collaborations.
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October 26, 2017
Opioids crisis declared a public health emergency
Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Eric D. Hargan signs the declaration of a nationwide public health emergency on the opioid crisis, as requested by the President. Standing from left to right: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, IHS Chief Medical Officer Michael Toedt, CMS Administrator Seema Verma, and NIH Director Francis Collins. Seated: HHS Acting Secretary Eric Hargan.
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October 12, 2017
PACT press conference
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks at a press conference to announce the Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies (PACT), a five-year public-private research collaboration totaling $215 million as part of the Cancer Moonshot.
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October 12, 2017
NIH hosts event to honor Rep. Louis Stokes Fireside Chat
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins honors the late Rep. Louis Stokes’ work in health disparities research by hosting his family and colleagues at NIH. (L-R) Francis S. Collins (Director, NIH), Lori Stokes (Louis Stokes’ daughter), Shelly Stokes Hammond (Louis Stokes’ daughter), and Chuck Stokes (Louis Stokes’ son).
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September 25, 2017
Congressional Black Caucus visits NIH
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins welcomed the Congressional Black Caucus to the NIH to talk about the importance of health disparities research and workforce diversity. Standing from left to right: Hannah Valantine, Eliseo Perez-Stable, Griffin Rodgers, Terri Sewell (D-AL), Francis Collins, Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Gary Gibbons, Diana Bianchi, Lawrence Tabak, Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX). Seated from left to right: Robin Kelly (D-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC).
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September 7, 2017
2017 Straus Lecture on the consequences of stress
Former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins hosted the 2017 Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture on “A Nation Under Pressure: The Public Health Consequences of Stress in America”.
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August 10, 2017
HHS Secretary Price tours the Vaccine Research Center on the NIH campus
HHS Secretary Price tours the Vaccine Research Center on the NIH campus, Bethesda, Md., with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and staff from HHS and the NIH.
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August 4, 2017
Screening of Discovery’s First in Human at NIH
NIH hosted a screening for NIH employees of Discovery’s documentary on the NIH Clinical Center, called First in Human, and held a panel discussion with people featured in the documentary. L-R: NHLBI/NIDDK researcher Dr. John Tisdale, Producer and Director John Hoffman, NIH Clinical Center CEO Dr. James Gilman, NCI researcher Dr. Steven Rosenberg, NIAID researcher Dr. Alexandra Freeman, and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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June 20, 2017
Dr. Collins and Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich tours Dr. Kapil Bharti’s lab at the National Institutes of Health.
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June 14, 2017
Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Atul Gawande
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins and researcher, surgeon, and best-selling author Dr. Atul Gawande hosted a Facebook Live Q&A to talk about systems science and innovations in healthcare delivery.
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June 2, 2017
Francis Collins, Dr. Anthony Fauci meet with Bill Gates
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci meet with Bill Gates of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at NIH to discuss research opportunities in global health.
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June 2, 2017
Dr. Francis Collins performs with opera singer Renee Fleming
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins performs with opera singer Renee Fleming during Sound Health Music and Mind, an NIH and Kennedy Center partnership.
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April 25, 2017
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and NASA Astronaut Dr. Kate Rubins
To celebrate National DNA Day 2017, NIH hosts a Facebook Live Q&A with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and NASA Astronaut Dr. Kate Rubins about conducting science in space.
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April 17, 2017
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins
National Institutes of Health hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee for a QA with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on Dr. Mukherjee’s latest book The Gene: An Intimate History.
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February 21, 2017
Secretary Price visits the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD
Secretary Price gets an overview of the NIH Clinical Center from NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and NIH Clinical Center CEO Dr. James Gilman.
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February 21, 2017
Secretary Price visits the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD
Secretary Price meets with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak, a number of NIH leaders, including Dr. Doug Lowy, Dr. James Gilman, Dr. Antony Fauci, Dr. Nora Volkow, Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Dr. Gary Gibbons, and Dr. Stephen Katz, and Kris Skrzycki and Maggie Wynne from HHS in the NIH Clinical Center Board Room.
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July 8, 2016
Inaugural meeting of the Precision Medicine Initiative’s Cohort Program grantee recipients
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins leads the charge to build the Precision Medicine Initiative’s Cohort Program as he assembles the first group of NIH grantees who are tasked with helping to build the cohort.
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July 5, 2016
NIH Director sings with his ARRA band
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins performs with his band, ARRA – the Affordable Rock’n’Roll Act – for Visiting Fellows at the NIH.
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May 24, 2016
Singing the National Anthem at the Nationals Park
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins sings the National Anthem at the Nationals Park in honor of Federal Workforce Day and Public Service Recognition Week.
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April 18, 2016
Bill Gates visits NIH
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and Bill Gates meet to discuss global health research and partnership opportunities.
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September 15, 2015
Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain visits the NIH
Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain was welcomed to the Clinical Center by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and Clinical Center Director Dr. John Gallin.
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May 21, 2015
NIH director Dr. Francis Collins and Roger Rosenblatt
Intelligence is always celebrated in Masur Auditorium; wit, not so much. That changed with (from l) Alan Alda, NIH director Dr.Francis Collins and Roger Rosenblatt on May 21.
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April 13, 2015
NIH Fireside Chat with Valerie Jarrett
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett host an NIH fireside chat in the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the NIH.
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April 1, 2015
NIH Town Hall with Senator Ben Cardin
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and Senator Ben Cardin are on their way to host their third NIH town hall together in the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the NIH. Senator Cardin calls NIH “the finest institute in the world.”
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March 30, 2015
A Tour of NCATS with Senator Barbara Mikulski
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and Senator Barb Mikulski tour a research facility at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Senator Mikulski observes a high-speed robotic screening system, which analyzes thousands of chemical compounds to ascertain their effect on disease targets.
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March 25, 2015
NIH’s Annual J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture with Sanjay Gupta
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta speak about the intersection of science and the media during the NIH’s Annual J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture.
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January 29, 2015
The Precision Medicine Initiative Launch
President Barack Obama speaks with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins following remarks highlighting investments to improve health and treat disease through precision medicine, in the East Room of the White House with Dr. Harold Varmus and Dr. Karen DeSalvo in the foreground. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.
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January 29, 2015
The Precision Medicine Initiative Launch
In the East Room of the White House, President Obama announces the launch of the Precision Medicine Initiative, a bold new enterprise to revolutionize medicine and generate the scientific evidence needed to move the concept of precision medicine into every day clinical practice.
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January 27, 2015
Town Hall Meeting with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell host a town hall at the NIH, tour the facilities, and meet with members of the NIH team. Secretary Burwell calls the NIH “an anchor of our mission at the Department of Health and Human Services: ensuring that every American has the opportunity to access the building blocks of a healthy and productive life.”
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December 2, 2014
President Obama
President Obama spoke to NIH staff about how proud he was of the progress that biomedical research is making against Ebola virus disease and the importance of keeping the momentum going for an Ebola vaccine and treatment.
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December 2, 2014
Photo of President Obama Learning About the Results of the Experimental Ebola Vaccine
President Obama tours the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center. He is joined by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Dr. Nancy Sullivan, Chief of NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center’s Biodefense Research Section.
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December 2, 2014
An Experimental Ebola Vaccine
President Barack Obama learns about the results of the experimental Ebola vaccine, which just completed Phase 1 clinical trials, from Dr. Nancy Sullivan, Chief of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Vaccine Research Center Biodefense Research Section. HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci accompanied the tour.
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March 7, 2014
The Dalai Lama speaks at the NIH
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and His Holiness the Dalai Lama speak on “The Role of Science in Human Flourishing” during the annual J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture at the NIH.
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April 1, 2013
The BRAIN Initiative
President Barack Obama is introduced by Dr. Francis Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health, at the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative event in the East Room of the White House. Chuck Kennedy/White House
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November 8, 2011
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at NIH
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech about HIV/AIDS at the National Institutes of Health, November 2011. NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, immediate left, and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, far left, joined her on the stage.
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January 11, 2010
NIH’s Annual Presidential Early Career Award
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins presides over the NIH’s annual Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Ceremony. This award is given to honor and support the extraordinary achievements of young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers in the fields of science and technology.
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October 18, 2009
The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
At the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Chicago, Dr. Collins discusses his vision and the key challenges and opportunities facing NIH and the broader scientific community.
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October 6, 2009
The National Medal of Science Award
NIH Director Francis Collins receives the National Medal of Science award at the White House, and is pictured here in a congratulatory handshake with President Obama. Chris Smith, HHS
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September 30, 2009
An Update on NIH Activities
President Barack Obama (right) gets an update on NIH activities from NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins (third from left). Also on hand are (from left) Bill Corr, Deputy HHS Secretary; HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Dr. John Holdren, the President's science advisor.
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September 30, 2009
A Tour of the Clinical Center
From left, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and President Barack Obama tour the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at NIH.
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September 30, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
President Barack Obama addresses NIH employees in Masur Auditorium in the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the NIH. He thanked more than 450 assembled workers for their extraordinary effort in distributing $5 billion in grants made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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September 30, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
President Barack Obama thanks NIH employees for their ARRA-related efforts. On stage with him in the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the NIH are HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins.
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September 23, 2009
Rock Stars of Science
NIH Director Francis Collins performs live on Capitol Hill with Aerosmith's Joe Perry as part of the “Rock Stars of Science" campaign, a program of the Geoffrey Beene Foundation. Joining them onstage is NIH grantee Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D. of Harvard.
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September 23, 2009
Rock Stars of Science
NIH Director Francis Collins performs live on Capitol Hill with Aerosmith's Joe Perry as part of the “Rock Stars of Science" campaign, a program of the Geoffrey Beene Foundation. Joining them onstage is NIH grantee Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D. of Harvard.
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August 17, 2009
Collins and Sebelius Shaking Hands
NIH Director Francis Collins and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shaking hands after he is sworn in with his wife, Diane Baker, looking on.
