The NIH Director
What’s New Archive
2012
- Read the NIH Director’s Blog, November 1, 2012
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, October 31, 2012
- Dr. Collins’ Acceptance Remarks on the Pro Bono Humanum Award of the Galien Foundation, October 16, 2012
- Statement on the Death of Former Senator Arlen Specter, October 14, 2012
- Celebration of Science at NIH, September 24, 2012
- NIH Scientists Receive 2012 Service to America Medals, September 14, 2012
- NIH Statement by Dr. Francis Collins on the August 24th, 2012 Stem Cell Ruling, August 24, 2012
- Testimony before the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives (PDF – 160 KB), June 21, 2012
- Statement by NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. on the NSABB Review of Revised H5N1 Manuscripts, April 20, 2012
- Statement on NSABB's March 30, 2012 Recommendations to NIH on H5N1 Research, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., April 14, 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., March 29, 2012
- Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor–HHS–Education Appropriations, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., (PDF - 188 KB), March 28, 2012
- Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health (PDF - 94 KB), March 20, 2012
- Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (PDF - 35 KB), March 20, 2012
- NIH Statement on H5N1 and the World Health Organization Meeting, February 17, 2012
- NIH Statement on H5N1, January 20, 2012
2011
- NIH Launches New National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, December 23, 2011
- Forbes Magazine names 5 NIH Director's EIA Awardees among Top Science and Innovation "30 under 30" for 2011 , December 21, 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, December 15, 2011
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, November 9, 2011
- NIH Research: Recent Health Advances and Economic Impact (PDF - 88KB), October 21, 2011
- ACD-NCATS Working Group Report (PDF - 422KB), October 13, 2011
- ACD-NCATS Working Group Roster (PDF - 68KB), October 13, 2011
- Recommendations of the CTSA-NCATS Integration Working Group (PDF - 142KB), October 5, 2011
- CTSA-NCATS Integration Working Group Roster (PDF - 86KB), October 5, 2011
- NIH Scientists Receive Service to America Medals, September 29, 2011
- In a Science commentary, Director Dr. Francis S. Collins and Principal Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak provide a framework for action to address racial differences in NIH grant success rates., August 18, 2011
- Statement on Lawsuit Related to Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease, August 11, 2011
- Statement on the Death of Former NIH Director Bernadine P. Healy, August 8, 2011
- Statement on the Death of Former Senator Mark O. Hatfield, August 8, 2011
- Statement by Dr. Francis Collins on the July 27th, 2011 Stem Cell Ruling, July 27, 2011
- In
Science Translational Medicine, Director Dr. Francis S. Collins
Sets Forth NIH’s Vision for Advancing Translational Sciences,
July 6, 2011
- In this podcast (MP3
- 6:22, 5.83 MB), Dr. Collins summarizes the
goals and functions of the proposed National Center for
Advancing Translational Sciences, which are the laid
out in full in his Commentary in Science
Translational Medicine.
- In this podcast (MP3
- 6:22, 5.83 MB), Dr. Collins summarizes the
goals and functions of the proposed National Center for
Advancing Translational Sciences, which are the laid
out in full in his Commentary in Science
Translational Medicine.
- NIH Takes Action to Ensure Alzheimer’s Researchers have Access to Critical Mouse Models, June 17, 2011
- Fiscal Year 2012 NIH Budget Request (PDF - 107 KB), May 11, 2011
- NIH Director’s Statement regarding the Stem Cell Ruling from the Court of Appeals, April 29, 2011
- Statement by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the Institute of Medicine report addressing state of the science on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations, April 4, 2011
- President’s
Proposed 2012 NIH Budget (PDF - 243
KB), February 14, 2011
- FY 2012 NIH Budget Roll-out(PPT - 5 MB), February 15, 2011
- FY 2012 NIH Budget Roll-out(PDF - 73 KB), February 15, 2011
2010
- NIH Accepts ACD Recommendations, Approves Four Additional hESC Lines, December 17, 2010
- A statement from the NIH Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., on the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients, November 19, 2010
- Statement of NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., on Recommendation to Create a Single Institute for Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction Research, November 18, 2010
- Statement on the Death of Paul Miller, October 21, 2010
- Statement
of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. on Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors Appointments, September
23, 2010Cell
Research
— Thursday, September 16, 2010.
- The Promise of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (PDF - 80KB), Testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor – HHS – Education Appropriations, September 16, 2010
- NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Receives 2010 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, September 10, 2010
- DOJ Appeals Judge's Order on Human Embryonic Stem
Cell Research Funding
- NIH Statement regarding Stay of Stem Cell Injunction, September 10, 2010
- Temporary Stay of August 23 Injunction (PDF - 41KB), September 9, 2010
- Defendants' Emergency Motion to Stay (PDF - 10.1MB), September 8, 2010
- Notice of Appeal (PDF - 50KB), August 31, 2010
- Motion to Stay (PDF - 7.9MB), August 31, 2010
- NIH Director's Response to Stem Cell Injunction, August 26, 2010
- Lawrence A. Tabak named principal deputy director NIH, August 19, 2010
- Statement on the Death of Former Senator Ted Stevens, August 11, 2010
- Appointment of Sally J. Rockey, Ph.D., as Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH, August 10, 2010
- NIH Director Announces Appointment of James Anderson as Director of the NIH Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, August 9, 2010
- NIH Director Announces Appointment of Robert Kaplan as Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, July 29, 2010
- Draft of the HHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2010–2015 (PDF - 799KB), July 26, 2010
- NIH Director Announces Appointment of Alan Guttmacher as Director of NICHD, July 22, 2010
- House Appropriations Subcommittee Action on NIH Budget, July 16, 2010
- Harold Varmus Sworn in as National Cancer Institute’s 14th Director, July 12, 2010
- Statement from the Director on the Addition of New Lines to the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry, June 21, 2010
- NIH Statement on Recognition of Haitian Organization Devoted to Health Research, June 17, 2010
- Testimony by Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. before the House Subcommittee on Health "NIH in the 21st Century: The Director’s Perspective" (PDF - 131KB), June 15, 2010
- Watch a special live musical performance of Appropriations
Blues by NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, playing
guitar and singing with U.S. Representative David Obey on harmonica.
Their performance was a highlight of the 2010 Research!America
Advocacy Awards Dinner. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HySPuXzQ4LI
- Statement
by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and NIH Director Francis
Collins Regarding the President’s Intent to Appoint Dr.
Harold Varmus as Director of the National Institute of Cancer
at the National Institutes of Health
, May 17, 2010
- Videocast: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations - FY 2011 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=15868
- Statement of NIH Director on Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Lines, April 28, 2010
- Testimony by Dr. Francis S. Collins on NIH's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request (PDF - 73KB), April 28, 2010
- Presentation delivered at the 2010 Joint ASCI/AAP Meeting in Chicago, IL (PDF - 15MB), April 24, 2010
- Statement from NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., on the three NIH scientists elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, April 19, 2010
- Statement from NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., in Response to the American College of Pediatricians, April 15, 2010
- Statement from NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., on the death of Science reporter, Constance Holden, April 14, 2010
- Francis Collins to participate in National Lab Day and encourages NIH staff to do the same, March 11, 2010
- Dr. Francis S. Collins Receives Albany Medical Center Prize, March 10, 2010
- Appointment of Pat White as Associate Director for Legislative Policy and Analysis, NIH, March 1, 2010
- Director's Statement regarding Dr. Kington, February 17, 2010
- Director's Statement regarding shootings at University of Alabama, Huntsville, February 13, 2010
- Director's Statement regarding Earthquake and Relief Efforts in Haiti, January 15, 2010
- Information regarding the earthquake in Haiti
2009
- NIH Appoints Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. to be Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, November 17, 2009
- Tribute to Dr. Nirenberg from Dr. Collins, November 12, 2009
- Statement from the NIH Director regarding NHLBI Director Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., October 22, 2009
- NIH grantees win Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine, October 8, 2009
- Dr. Francis S. Collins awarded National Medal of Science, October 7, 2009
- Statement from the NIH Director regarding Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, October 7, 2009
- Videocast: President Obama's Visit to NIH—Recovery To Discovery, September 30, 2009
- Video: Creating
Jobs and Finding Cures: The Recovery Act at Work
, September 30, 2009
- From the Director: Policy on Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Management, September 25, 2009
- Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Regarding Medal of Science Award , September 18, 2009
- Comments on receiving the 2009 National Medal of Science Award, September 18, 2009
- Dr.
Francis S. Collins named National Medal of Science winner
, September 17, 2009
- Comments on the 2009 Lasker Awards, September 14, 2009
- Videocast: Constituents Meeting with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, September 9, 2009
- Statement from the NIH Director regarding Senator Kennedy, August 26, 2009
- Videocast: NIH All-Hands Town Meeting with Dr. Collins, August 17, 2009
- Message to NIH Staff, August 17, 2009
- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Sworn in as NIH Director, August 17, 2009
- Secretary Sebelius Announces Senate Confirmation of Dr. Francis Collins as Director of the National Institutes of Health, August 7, 2009
- From the Acting NIH Director—NIH Efforts to Improve Accessibility and Provide Reasonable Accommodations, July 29, 2009
- A Statement from the Acting NIH Director, Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., Regarding the 2008 NIH-Supported Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Recipients, July 9, 2009
- Statement Deploring Terrorism Against Researchers, April 17, 2009
- From the NIH Acting Director: Summer opportunities available for students and teachers through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), March 27, 2009
- NIH and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), February 25, 2009
- Message from the Acting Director, Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., February 5, 2009
2008
- Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S., Named New Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, December 3, 2008
- A Statement from the Acting NIH Director, Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D. on The Role of Biomedical Research in the Economic Stimulus, November 13, 2008
- Statement regarding Paul G. Rogers, October 14, 2008
- Memorandum from the NIH Director: Departure Memo, September 24, 2008
- Memorandum from the NIH Director: NIH Tobacco-Free October 1, 2008
- The Public Access Policy of the National Institutes of Health, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., September 11, 2008 – Slides used during the House of Representatives presentation: NIH's Public Access Policy (PDF - 2.3M)
- The NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps; Statement of Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 9, 2008
- Statement on Recent Terrorism at University of California, Santa Cruz
- A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., on Change in Leadership for the National Human Genome Research Institute, May 28, 2008
- Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni receives the Légion d'honneur, April 10, 2008
- A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., on Encryption and Data Security, April 9, 2008
- A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Welcoming Comments on the Implementation of the Public Access Policy, March 26, 2008
- A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. on Dr. Schwartz's Departure, February 8, 2008
- Attacks on Researchers and Scientific Institutions, A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., February 8, 2008
2007
- A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Regarding the 2006 NIH-Supported Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Recipients, November 1, 2007
- Signature of a Letter of Intent between the National Institutes of Health and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) for the "Research Career Transition Award" Program , October 22, 2007
- Statement by Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director, NIH, regarding comments attributed to Dr. James Watson, October 19, 2007
- NIH Grantees Win 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Developing Techniques to Target Specific Genes in Mice, October 8, 2007
- Enhancing peer review: Inviting comments
- In Memoriam, Stephen E. Straus, M.D., First Director of NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Internationally Recognized Physician-Scientist, May 15, 2007
- Statement by Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director, NIH, regarding Open Discourse (PDF - 54.3 KB), April 5, 2007
- Opening Statement, FY2008 Senate Budget Request (PDF - 1.93 MB), March 19, 2007
- Slides used during the Senate presentation: NIH: A Vision for the Future (PDF - 1.35 MB), March 6, 2007
- Opening Statement, FY2008 House Budget Request, March 6, 2007
- Slides used during the House presentation: NIH: A Vision for the Future (PDF - 1.98 MB), March 6, 2007
- The Promise of Personalized Medicine (PDF - 165 KB), NIH MedlinePlus Magazine, Winter 2007
- Summary of the FY2008 President's Budget (PDF - 231 KB) February 5, 2007
- NIH Leads Effort to Help Women in Science and Medicine Fulfill Potential January 29, 2007
2006
- Statement regarding the "National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006," December 11, 2006
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Organization, Funding, and Congressional Issues (PDF - 205 KB)
- Research
Funding: NIH in the Post-Doubling Era: Realities and Strategies
- Update on Conflict of Interest Issues: Ethics Survey Results, October 26, 2006
- Presentation to the Society for Neuroscience (PDF - 3.32 MB), October 17, 2006
- Public-Private
Partnership Forms the Biomarkers Consortium to Advance the
Science of Personalized Medicine
(FNIH release), October 5, 2006
- Press Statement from NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.: NIH Grantee Wins 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Discovering How Genes Produce Proteins, October 4, 2006
- Press Statement from NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.: NIH Grantees Win 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Discovering Powerful Gene Silencer, October 2, 2006
- NIH Director's Statement Regarding House Passage of NIH Reform Act, September 26, 2006
- Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., NIH Director, Endorses National Academy of Sciences Report: Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Dream of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, September 19, 2006
- A Vision for Transforming Medicine in the 21st Century (PDF - 184 KB), Tokyo, September 13, 2006
- NIH at the Crossroads: Strategies for the Future (PDF - 6.16 MB)
- Statement from Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health, on the Death of Dr. Lee Jong-wook, WHO Director-General, May 22, 2006
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