The NIH Director
The NIH Director
What’s New
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January 25, 2013
Statement of Drs. Collins and Fauci concerning intention to lift moratorium(New)
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January 15, 2013
The 'Influentials' Who Make Us Healthier
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January 7, 2013
Statement on Supreme Court's decision regarding stem cell case
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January 4, 2013
Statement on opportunities for advancing LGBT health research
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January 3, 2013
NIH Policies and Procedures for Promoting Scientific Integrity (PDF - 5.4MB)
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December 21, 2012
Listen to Dr. Francis Collins' appearance on "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
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December 18, 2012
Statement on the Passing of Senator Daniel Inouye
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December 7, 2012
Statement by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on NIH’s proposed actions to secure America’s leadership in Biomedical Research
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December 4, 2012
Watch Dr. Francis Collins, as co-chair of the Combined Federal Campaign for HHS, sing "We Never Dream Alone".
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November 16, 2012
Statement by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the future of substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research at NIH
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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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