By Alex Philippidis , Fay Lin, PhD and Kevin Davies, PhD – Genetics and Biotechnology News –
The reference genome was a “bridge into the future,” but there is still much work that needs significant support.
25 years ago, Francis Collins, MD, PhD, led the international consortium that completed the first draft of the Human Genome Project (HGP), an event marked at an historic White House celebration on June 26, 2000. Earlier this year, Collins abruptly retired from the NIH where he’d served for 32 years, including his historic tenure for 12 years as NIH director.
