In 2007, he and his wife, Diane Baker, founded the BioLogos Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to promoting dialogue about the complementarity of science and biblical faith. Both have been incredible supporters of Friends of Patients at the NIH through the years. Dr Francis Collins was the director of the Human Genome Project (the international initiative to decode the DNA instruction manual that's inside each of our cells) in the USA from 2003 until 2008. Francis Sellers Collins (born April 14, 1950) is an American physician-geneticist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project.He is director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Collins published a bestselling book, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, in 2006, which was translated into 24 languages. Francis Collins, world-renowned geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health, is the 2020 recipient of the Templeton Prize. NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins poses with his wife Diane Baker, board member of the Children’s Inn at NIH (front), National Cancer Institute researcher and Camp Fantastic medical director Dr. Steve Chanock (middle left), and children participating in the program. Francis Sellers Collins has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator, geneticist by Marquis Who's Who.

Children: Margaret, Elizabeth. NIH director Dr. Francis Collins takes BTWD selfie with his wife Diane Baker and daughter Dr. Margaret Collins. He is married to Diane Baker, a leader in the genetic counseling community, and has two daughters and five grandchildren. CURRICULUM VITAE Francis Sellers Collins, M.D., Ph.D. Membership. ... 2006) was a New York Times bestseller. PERSONAL DATA Born: April 14, 1950, Staunton, VA Spouse: Diane Lynn Baker, M.S. Daughter Margaret Collins, MD (back right); daughter Liz Fraker, MSW (back, 2nd from left); wife Diane Baker, MS (lower left); with all five grandchildren and their fathers. Dr. Francis Collins and Diane Baker. Member of National Academy of Sciences, American Medical Association (Scientific Achievement award 2001). Photo: Lisa Helfert It was a gorgeous morning for a bike ride. Connections Married Diane Lynn Baker. The award, valued at 1.1 million British pounds (about $1.3 million), honors individuals who use scientific advancements to answer the deepest questions related to humanity’s existence and purpose. We would like to give a big note of thanks and congratulations to NIH’s director Dr. Francis Collins and his wife, Diane Baker.