Abstract
As he prepared to step down as director of the US National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins was feted by some of the US’s highest-profile politicians, scientists , and musicians. A farewell video produced by the NIH included send-offs from four US presidents, dozens of scientists, and a multitude of other famous figures he’d encountered during his tenure at the NIH, such as comedian Stephen Colbert, musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Barbra Streisand, and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. “It was astounding,” Collins told C&EN Dec. 17, 2021. But while it’s nice to be recognized, Collins’s real legacy will be in the status of the agency he led for 12 years. That is the longest tenure of any NIH director since the position became presidentially appointed in 1971 . The NIH consists of 27 institutes and centers that support health research. It employs scientists inside the agency and funds scientists at
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