November 18, 2012 —
Bloomberg’s "Capitol Gains" profiles NIH Director Francis Collins. The profile emphasizes Dr. Collins’ effort to sequence the human genome and how that discovery has changed science. Dr. Collins also discusses the challenges facing the science and research community particularly in regards to funding.
September 7, 2012 —
On Saturday, September 8, 2012, NIH joined FasterCures, the Milken Institute’s Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions, to host a major scientific event as part of a 3-day “Celebration of Science”.
May 14, 2012 —
NIH is profoundly invested in understanding the causes of obesity and the ways to curb this rapidly growing epidemic. View a short film External Web Site Policy about how NIH supports obesity research across the nation, featuring NIH’s Metabolic Clinical Research Unit.
May 7, 2012 —
Public health experts have long warned of a growing obesity epidemic in America. This week, the Institute of Medicine and others launches a major campaign in hopes of curbing the problem. Ray Suarez and Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health discuss the personal and public consequences of obesity.
April 30, 2012 —
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins discusses the challenges of converting fundamental research into practical therapeutics at the TEDMED Conference 2012.
April 30, 2012 —
NIH is profoundly invested in understanding the causes of obesity and the ways to curb this rapidly growing epidemic. View a short film External Web Site Policy about how NIH supports obesity research across the nation, featuring NIH’s Metabolic Clinical Research Unit.
March 28, 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.
February 14, 2012 —
In an exclusive interview for Medscape’s "One-on-One," NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks to Dr. John C. Reed, CEO of the Sanford-Burnham Institute, about the value of science in medicine and the most exciting developments on the horizon.
