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Francis Collins

AKA Francis Sellers Collins

Born: 14-Apr-1950
Birthplace: Staunton, VA

Gender: Male
Religion: Born-Again Christian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist, Pundit

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Human Genome Project, science/religion pundit

Raised in an Episcopalian church but professed Atheism until his conversion.

Father: (drama professor at Mary Baldwin College)
Mother: (playwright)
Brother: (three brothers, all older)
Wife: (two daughters, divorced)
Wife: (remarried, no children)

    High School: Robert E. Lee High School, Staunton, VA (1966, graduated at age 16)
    University: BS Chemistry, University of Virginia (1970)
    University: PhD Physical Chemistry, Yale University (1974)
    Medical School: MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1977)
    Professor: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (1984-93)

    Born-Again Christian 1977
    Academy of Achievement (1994)
    National Academy of Sciences 1993
    American Association for the Advancement of Science 1982

Official Website:
http://www.genome.gov/10000351

Author of books:
Principles of Medical Genetics (1990)
Coming to Peace With Science: Bridging the Worlds Between Faith and Biology (2004)
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (2006)


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