That last voice was Dr. Francis Collins, the former director of the National Institutes of Health, a post he held from 2009 to 2021. He just retired from the NIH after 32 years.

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Dr. Francis Collins, former NIH director, said that vaccines are “science’s greatest achievement up until now” and that now would be “a terrible time” to dismantle infectious disease ...

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Collins did not give a reason for his retirement and he said in a text message that he “was not doing any interviews.” HealthDay News — Dr. Francis Collins, the famed geneticist who led the National ...

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(HealthDay News) — Dr Francis Collins, the famed geneticist who led the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 12 years, has stepped down. Collins, 74, announced his retirement last weekend.