Dr. Francis Collins has been a hero of mine since my days in
the Molecular Diagnostic Lab at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. In
those days he was the lead investigator on the Human Genome Project as everyone
raced to be the first to map the approximately three billion base-pairs of the
human genome. Since July of 2008 Dr. Collins has served as the director of the
National Institutes of Health, a position to which he was appointed by
President Barack Obama and selected again by President Donald Trump. It is a
position he holds to this day. The NIH is the agency of the United States
government that is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the
United States and Dr. Collins’ role is to oversee all projects and funding from
the US government.
the Molecular Diagnostic Lab at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. In
those days he was the lead investigator on the Human Genome Project as everyone
raced to be the first to map the approximately three billion base-pairs of the
human genome. Since July of 2008 Dr. Collins has served as the director of the
National Institutes of Health, a position to which he was appointed by
President Barack Obama and selected again by President Donald Trump. It is a
position he holds to this day. The NIH is the agency of the United States
government that is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the
United States and Dr. Collins’ role is to oversee all projects and funding from
the US government.
On April 6, 2020, Biologos interviewed Francis Collins
regarding the latest research into the novel corona virus that is causing the
disease known as COVID-19. Christianity Today reporters were sitting in on the
interview and will likely write about this conversation in the days and weeks
to come. Dr. Francis Collins is a gracious and humble follower of Jesus who is
overseeing all of the research into the virus, vaccines, antibodies against the
virus, and many other projects in the US. The interview reveals that many
Christians do indeed integrate faith and science. To quote Mark Noll, “There is hope for the
evangelical mind” (The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, 1994). Don’t miss the end of the interview where Dr. Collins reveals the things for
which he is praying right now. Here is the link to the recorded conversation.
regarding the latest research into the novel corona virus that is causing the
disease known as COVID-19. Christianity Today reporters were sitting in on the
interview and will likely write about this conversation in the days and weeks
to come. Dr. Francis Collins is a gracious and humble follower of Jesus who is
overseeing all of the research into the virus, vaccines, antibodies against the
virus, and many other projects in the US. The interview reveals that many
Christians do indeed integrate faith and science. To quote Mark Noll, “There is hope for the
evangelical mind” (The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, 1994). Don’t miss the end of the interview where Dr. Collins reveals the things for
which he is praying right now. Here is the link to the recorded conversation.
