Francis Collins
American physician-scientist
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| October 2 2025 | Awarded an honorary doctorate from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, during an on-campus discussion titled 'The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust'. |
| March 1 2025 | Collins publicly announced his retirement from the NIH after 32 years of service. |
| February 28 2025 | Collins announced his retirement from his research lab at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), concluding his biomedical research career. |
| September 17 2024 | Published 'The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust' with Hachette Book Group. |
| February 17 2022 | President Biden appointed Francis Collins as the acting science advisor to the president following Eric Lander's resignation, and Collins also took on the role of co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. |
| December 19 2021 | Collins completed his tenure as NIH director. |
| October 5 2021 | Collins announced his resignation as NIH director, effective by the end of the year. |
| January 15 2021 | President-elect Joe Biden announced his selection of Collins to continue serving as NIH Director. |
| 2020 | Received the Templeton Prize and was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. |
| 2018 | Received the Pontifical Key Scientific Award and the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize. |
| April 2018 | Collins launched the NIH HEAL Initiative to support the Administration's Stop Opioid Abuse Initiative and improve treatments for opioid misuse and addiction. |
| 2017 | Received the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Public Service Award. |
| June 6 2017 | President Donald Trump selected Collins to continue serving as NIH Director. |
| November 2015 | Collins announced that NIH will no longer support biomedical research involving chimpanzees. |
| April 2 2013 | Collins and President Obama announced the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative at the White House. |
| 2012 | Received the Pro Bono Humanum Award from the Galien Foundation. |
| December 23 2011 | Collins was instrumental in establishing the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). |
| February 15 2011 | Co-authored 'The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions' with Karl Giberson, published by InterVarsity Press. |
| 2010 | Published 'The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine' with HarperCollins. |
| 2010 | Received the Albany Medical Center Prize. |
| March 2 2010 | Published 'Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith' with HarperOne. |
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