What organization did Francis Collins direct before the NIH?
National Human Genome Research Institute
World Health Organization
The National Cancer Institute
American Heart Association
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Before Francis Collins served as the Director of the National Institutes of Health, he served as the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). NHGRI is a division of the National Institutes of Health, and is responsible for conducting and supporting research on the human genome. Collins served as the Director of NHGRI from 1993 to 2009, and oversaw the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003.
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