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Francis Collins to step down as NIH director
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins plans to announce his resignation on Tuesday after nearly three decades at the agency, including 12 years at the helm, three sources tell POLITICO.
The 71-year-old physician-geneticist led the agency under three consecutive presidents — making him the first presidentially appointed NIH director to serve in more than one administration and the longest-serving NIH director.
His departure had been in the works for some time, one person familiar said. Officials from NIH, the Department of Health and Human Services and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 05 2021, @10:49PM
I funnels the most money into bio-medical research, and others aren't even close. Twelve years at the head of such an outfit inevitably generates controversies, major and minor, although it will be in the closed confines of the medical research circles.
Anyone in the know to list some of the more notable events during his tenure?