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Francis Collins
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181 H-Index
2,435 Total Impact
Overview
Francis Collins is a presidential medal of freedom specialist with an H-index of 181 at NIHGenetics (Member). Has been published in Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Based in Unknown, Unknown, Global.
Biography
Francis Sellers Collins is an American physician-scientist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project. He served as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, from 17 August 2009 to 19 December 2021, serving under three presidents. Collins announced his retirement publicly from the NIH on March 1, 2025, after 32 years of service.
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Research Impact
5 Publications
0 Total Citations
Published In
Nat GenetNatureN Engl J Med
Key Publications
The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits.
Human Genome Project: Twenty-five years of big biology.
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology.
A new initiative on precision medicine.
Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology.
Areas of Expertise
Medical Specialties
Clinical Knowledge & Procedures
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