Known for his groundbreaking discoveries disease genes, Collins serves as the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health beställ . His laboratory is dedicated to researching both rare and common diseases and has discovered a number of important genes, including those of the cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Huntington’s disease, adult onset diabetes and Hutchinson – Gilford progeria syndrome, a dramatic form premature aging. – Collins led the multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional Human Genome Project, an international effort to map and sequence the three billion letters of the human DNA provides the first complete account of the human textbook. Offering ultimate goal of improving human health, many consider the project to be one of the most important scientific undertakings of our time. All the groundbreaking data are now. Well to the scientific community without restrictions on access or use common diseases. Culmination in 2003, Collins has NHGRI effort to ensure that the important genetic information contained in the book, powerful tools and thoughtful strategies to promote biological knowledge translated and directed to improve human health.
Collins will open avenues for genome research to the health of people in developing countries benefit based on his own experiences as a physician volunteer in a rural missionary hospital in Nigeria. ‘Throughout his long and distinguished career, Collins has always stressed the importance of ethical and legal issues in genetics, while at the same time working tirelessly around the world to improve the quality of life,’said Eastwood.