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What’s New
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September 14, 2012
NIH Scientists Receive 2012 Service to America Medals (New)
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August 24, 2012
NIH Statement by Dr. Francis Collins on the August 24th, 2012 Stem Cell Ruling (New)
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August 3, 2012
Science editorial by Dr. Francis Collins on NIH’s support for basic research
June 21, 2012
Testimony before the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives (PDF – 160 KB)
April 20, 2012
Statement by NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. on the NSABB Review of Revised H5N1 Manuscripts
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April 14, 2012
Statement on NSABB's March 30, 2012 Recommendations to NIH on H5N1 Research, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
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March 29, 2012
As part of the USA Science & Engineering Festival’s Nifty Fifty program, NIH Director Francis Collins visits Bladensburg HS to motivate students to enter the science, technology and engineering field.
- What’s New Archive
Perspectives on NIH Science – Articles by Dr. Collins
The Real Promise of Mobile Health Apps
(Scientific American, July 2012 Online Issue, June 24, 2012)
Francis Collins: 3 Scientific Breakthroughs Changing Medicine
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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)
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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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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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