弗蘭西斯·柯林斯，美國分子生物學傢。

1993年柯林斯就任美國國傢人類基因組研究中心主任，領導並參與瞭全世界的人類基因組計劃(HGP)，此計劃最終在2003年宣布完成。

2009年8月7日，經時任美國總統奧巴馬提名，美國參議院同意，柯林斯就任美國國立衛生院院長。

2009年10月14日，羅馬天主教教皇本篤十六世任命柯林斯為教皇科學院院士，而早在20世紀90年代初，柯林斯就已被選為美國科學院院士和美國醫學科學院院士。

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