Francis Collins
Francis Sellers Collins (born April 14, 1950) 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.
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Francis Collins is known for his role in the TV series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series State of the Union with Jake Tapper & Dana Bash (2021) as Self.
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