Francis Collins
Francis Collins
Francis Sellers Collinsis an American physician-geneticist noted for his discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the Human Genome Project. He is director of the National Institutes of Healthin Bethesda, Maryland, USA...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth14 April 1950
CountryUnited States of America
jobs cancer heart
People who are in a position of finding out that they're at risk for some illness, whether it's breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information - even though it might be useful to them - because of fears that they'll lose their health insurance or their job.
believe adventure opportunity
I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.
school becoming physicians
I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be a physician. So, I'm a physician scientist.
cancer compassion bears
We are still working with an incomplete compass. The time is right to bring the full power of genomics to bear on the problem of cancer.
mean dna special
As our closest relatives, they (chimpanzees) tell us special things about what it means to be a primate and, ultimately, what it means to be a human at the DNA level.
exhilaration moments found
When you make a breakthrough it is a moment of scientific exhilaration because you have been on this search and seem to have found it. But it is also a moment where I at least feel closeness to the creator in the sense of having now perceived something that no human knew before but God knew all along.
beautiful moving appreciate
When I discover something about the human genome, I experience a sense of awe at the mystery of life, and say to myself, 'Wow, only God knew before.' It is a profoundly beautiful and moving sensation, which helps me appreciate God and makes science even more rewarding for me.
hands knives littles
To get our universe, with all of its potential for complexities or any kind of potential for any kind of life-form, everything has to be precisely defined on this knife edge of improbability. [Y]ou have to see the hands of a creator who set the parameters to be just so because the creator was interested in something a little more complicated than random particles.
life-changing mean successful
Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle - and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to model that behavior for friends and family.
tools existence prove
Science's tools will never prove or disprove God's existence.
gun environment illness
All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It's been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger.
mean majestic creation-science
By investigating God's majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship.
important venture comfort
Scientists must venture outside their comfort zones to show the public how cool - and how important - their work really is.
world want way
Science's domain is the natural. If you want to understand the natural world and be sure you're not misleading yourself, science is the way to do it.