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A Short Biography of Francis S. Collins

Author Name:

Francis S. Collins

Born As:

Francis Sellers Collins.

Other Names:

Born:

14 Apr 1950

Died:





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Physician and Geneticist                          
Selected Woks:

The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief - 2006, and spent many weeks on the New York Times bestseller list

The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine -  2010
Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith - 2010

The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions with Karl Giberson IVP Books - 2011.                          
                          
 Batchelor of Science - Chemistry - 1970 - University of Virginia

Ph.D.  - Physical Chemistry - 1974 - Yale University

Doctor of Medicine - M.D. - 1977 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Served a Residency and Chief Residency in internal medicine at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill - 1978 - 1981

Fellow in Human Genetics - Yale University - 1981 - 1984. Developed innovative methods of crossing large stretches of DNA to identify disease genes.

Professorship of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics - University of Michigan                          
Home schooled by his mother until the sixth grade.

Plays guitar and rides a motor-cycle.

While directing the National Human Genome Research Institute, he formed a rock band with other NIH scientists and is a evangelical Christian.