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    Dr. Collins

    February 12, 2019

    Dr. Collins talks to Medline Plus Magazine about the stigma of addiction and what NIH is doing to combat the opioid crisis

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    Braunstein conducts the Me2 Orchestra.

    January 29, 2019

    The New York Times speaks to Dr. Collins about how music can improve health and well-being

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    Sound Health

    January 3, 2019

    Dr. Collins and soprano Renée Fleming discuss the intersection between music and health with Folks Magazine

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    Dr. Stephen Katz.

    December 20, 2018

    Mourning the Loss of NIAMS Director Stephen Katz, M.D., Ph.D.

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    December 10, 2018

    NIH needs your innovative research ideas through our newly announced NIH HEAL Initiative funding opportunities

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    November 28, 2018

    In an opinion piece for USA Today, Drs. Collins and Gordon emphasize NIH’s commitment to suicide prevention research

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    Illustration of CRISPR Cas9

    November 28, 2018

    Statement on Claim of First Gene-Edited Babies by Chinese Researcher

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    Francis Collins speaking.

    November 26, 2018

    Dr. Collins discusses the implications of the Human Genome Project on Bloomberg’s Prognosis podcast

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    Portrait of Dr. Francis Collins.

    October 24, 2018

    Dr. Collins shares his view on how to live a meaningful life with Esquire

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    Dr. Collins discusses NIH’s top priorities

    October 18, 2018

    In an interview with United for Medical Research’s Amazing Things podcast, Dr. Collins discusses NIH’s top priorities

About the NIH Director

Portrait of Dr. Francis Collins.Dr. Francis Collins

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., was officially sworn in on August 17, 2009, as the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

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