--- type: Person title: Francis S. Collins description: "Director, NIH" tags: - person - nih organization: nih document_count: 307 first_seen: "2009-12-16T12:30:00" last_seen: "2022-09-27T18:52:58" aliases: - Collins - collinsf - collinsf@od.nih.gov - Francis Collins - Francis S Collins - Francis S. Collins - Francis © Collins sources: - { id: fauci_awards, resource: /sources/fauci-awards.md, title: Fauci Awards Package (Redacted), author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-24 } - { id: fauci_diary, resource: /sources/fauci-diary.md, title: Tony's Diary Package, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-24 } - { id: fauci_intel, resource: /sources/fauci-intel.md, title: Fauci Intelligence Community Release, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-06-11 } - { id: gates, resource: /sources/gates.md, title: Gates Package, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-31 } - { id: reading_room, resource: /sources/reading-room.md, title: Reading Room Production, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release" } generated: { by: randpaul-corpus-pipeline/1.0, at: "2026-08-01T12:42:27Z" } status: stable --- Director, NIH # Activity - **Documents:** 307 (sent/authored 184, received 123) - **Active:** 2009-12-16 to 2022-09-27 - **Organization:** [nih](/organizations/nih.md) - **Appears as:** `Collins`, `collinsf`, `collinsf@od.nih.gov`, `Francis Collins`, `Francis S Collins`, `Francis S. Collins`, `Francis © Collins` # Correspondents | Person | Messages | First | Last | |---|---:|---|---| | [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) | 131 | 2010-02-11 | 2022-09-27 | | [Roger Glass](/people/roger-glass.md) | 71 | 2013-09-26 | 2018-05-25 | | [Robert Eiss](/people/robert-eiss.md) | 61 | 2013-09-26 | 2021-12-09 | | [Lawrence A. Tabak](/people/lawrence-a-tabak.md) | 48 | 2018-01-01 | 2022-09-27 | | [Gary Gibbons](/people/gary-gibbons.md) | 38 | 2013-09-26 | 2022-09-27 | | [Alan Guttmacher](/people/alan-guttmacher.md) | 31 | 2013-09-26 | 2013-11-24 | | [Emily Libresco](/people/emily-libresco.md) | 31 | 2020-02-19 | 2020-04-21 | | [Gregory Germino](/people/gregory-germino.md) | 31 | 2013-09-26 | 2013-11-24 | | [Martha Somerman](/people/martha-somerman.md) | 31 | 2013-09-26 | 2013-11-24 | | [Roderic Pettigrew](/people/roderic-pettigrew.md) | 31 | 2013-09-26 | 2013-11-24 | | [Christopher Austin](/people/christopher-austin.md) | 30 | 2013-09-26 | 2013-11-24 | | [Harold Varmus](/people/harold-varmus.md) | 29 | 2013-09-26 | 2013-11-24 | | [Carrie Wolinetz](/people/carrie-wolinetz.md) | 24 | 2018-01-01 | 2018-05-27 | | [H. Clifford Lane](/people/h-clifford-lane.md) | 20 | 2013-09-26 | 2021-04-29 | | [Hugh Auchincloss](/people/hugh-auchincloss.md) | 20 | 2010-04-10 | 2013-09-26 | # Topics * [Gates Foundation involvement](/topics/gates-foundation.md) - 175 documents * [Vaccines](/topics/vaccines.md) - 87 documents * [Intelligence community assessments](/topics/intelligence-community.md) - 46 documents * [WHO and international investigation](/topics/who-international.md) - 39 documents * [Awards, honoraria and recognition](/topics/awards-honoraria.md) - 29 documents * [Congressional oversight](/topics/congressional-oversight.md) - 11 documents * [Therapeutics and treatments](/topics/treatments.md) - 6 documents * [Media strategy and public messaging](/topics/media-messaging.md) - 5 documents * [China relations and data access](/topics/china-relations.md) - 4 documents * [Furin cleavage site and molecular features](/topics/molecular-features.md) - 3 documents # Statement timeline What this person is recorded saying, in date order, quoted verbatim with page citations. * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Ce: Eiss, Robert (NIH/FIC) [E]; Wood, Gretchen (NIH/OD) [E] Subject: October 7 visit of Bill Gates Dear colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion with Bill Gates on Monday, October 7, from 11:15 AM-12:30 PM, to take place in…" [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([awards_honoraria](/topics/awards-honoraria.md), asserts): "I had an opportunity to review the agenda briefly with Bill at the Lasker Awards ceremony (where he and Melinda received the Lakser~Bloomberg award) last week." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Prior to the discussion, we also will send a background summary of current IC (and FNIH) activities with the Gates Foundation." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Dear colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion with Bill Gates on Monday, October 7, from 11:15 AM-12:30 PM, to take place in the Medical Board Room of the NIH Clinical Center." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([awards_honoraria](/topics/awards-honoraria.md), asserts): "I had an opportunity to review the agenda briefly with Bill at the Lasker Awards ceremony (where he and Melinda received the Lakser~Bloomberg award) last week." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Prior to the discussion, we also will send a background summary of current IC (and FNIH) activities with the Gates Foundation." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Dear colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion with Bill Gates on Monday, October 7, from 11:15 AM-12:30 PM, to take place in the Medical Board Room of the NIH Clinical Center." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([awards_honoraria](/topics/awards-honoraria.md), asserts): "I had an opportunity to review the agenda briefly with Bill at the Lasker Awards ceremony (where he and Melinda received the Lakser~Bloomberg award) last week." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Prior to the discussion, we also will send a background summary of current IC (and FNIH) activities with the Gates Foundation." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Please feel free to contact Rob with any (NIH/NIDCR) [E]; Austin, Christopher (NIH/NCATS) [E]; Varmus, Harold (NIH/NCI) [E]; Gibbons, Gary (NIH/NHLBI) [E]; Goosby, Eric @state.gov) Cc: Eiss, Robert (NIH/FIC) [E]; Wood, Gretchen (NIH/OD) [E] Subject: October…" [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([awards_honoraria](/topics/awards-honoraria.md), asserts): "I had an opportunity to review the agenda briefly with Bill at the Lasker Awards ceremony (where he and Melinda received the Lakser~Bloomberg award) last week." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Prior to the discussion, we also will send a background summary of current IC (and FNIH) activities with the Gates Foundation." [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Dear Colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion and working lunch with Bill Gates on Monday, December 2, from 12:15 AM-1:30 PM, to take place in the Medical Board Room of the NIH Clinical Center." [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with Bill and other staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Bill will be joined at the roundtable by Chris Wilson, Director of the Global Health Discovery & Translational Sciences program (and a member of the ACD); Trevor Mundel, President of the Global Health Program at the BMGF; Boris Nikolic, Scientific Advisor;…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Tabak's calendar for the visit, ies and I will provide nce team is here today for the ould From: "Jin, Daozhong (NIH/OD) [C]" To: "Eiss, Robert (NIH/FIC) [E]" @mail.nih.gov>…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Their bios are McManus, Ayanna (NIH/OD) [E]; Eiss, Robert (NIH/FIC) [E]; Burklow, John (NIH/OD) [E] Subject: Agenda for Bill Gates visit to NIH on December 2 Dear Colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion and working lunch…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with Bill and other staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Bill will be joined at the roundtable by Chris Wilson, Director of the Global Health Discovery & Translational Sciences program (and a member of the ACD); Trevor Mundel, President of the Global Health Program at the BMGF; Boris Nikolic, Scientific Advisor;…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "or In that you comment 1) the state of ad discussion. 2eping flexible ' this format Dear Colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion and working lunch with Bill Gates on Monday, December 2, from 12:15 AM-1:30 PM, to take place…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with Bill and other staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "Bill will be joined at the roundtable by Chris Wilson, Director of the Global Health Discovery & Translational Sciences program (and a member of the ACD); Trevor Mundel, President of the Global Health Program at the BMGF; Boris Nikolic, Scientific Advisor;…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "DMID has also collaborated with GATB to conduct a phase 1 study to assess the effects of PA-824 and PA-824 plus moxifloxacin on QTc interval in healthy subjects and to conduct a phase 1 study to assess the interaction of rifabutin or rifampin and bedaquiline…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "RePORT is funded jointly by the Government of India's (GOI) Department of Biotechnology (DBT), the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and CRDF Global [utilizing funds provided NIAID and NIH's Office of…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "In addition, the BMGF has recently awarded funds to CRDF Global to facilitate support for the RePORT India sites that plan to follow house-hold contacts of incidence TB cases, so that the number and quality of specimens collected are adequate to address…" [^gates] * **2013-11-24** ([gates_foundation](/topics/gates-foundation.md), asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with Bill and other staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] # Sources [^fauci_awards]: [fauci_awards](/sources/fauci-awards.md) [^fauci_diary]: [fauci_diary](/sources/fauci-diary.md) [^fauci_intel]: [fauci_intel](/sources/fauci-intel.md) [^gates]: [gates](/sources/gates.md) [^reading_room]: [reading_room](/sources/reading-room.md)