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18 Dec 2015, 1:45 pm by John Floyd
  This point was excellently illustrated by Stephanie Francis Ward in an article posted in the ABA Journal on August 1, 2015. [read post]
18 Dec 2015, 9:09 am by Michael Markarian
Francis Collins acknowledged there is virtually no research that requires the use of these animals and under his leadership the agency has made major advances on the issue. [read post]
19 Nov 2015, 5:25 am by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq.
  After a review of the research landscape this summer, NIH Director Francis Collins made the decision to retire the remaining chimpanzees. [read post]
22 Oct 2015, 5:53 am by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq.
Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, gave a Special Presentation to SFN attendees in which he discussed recent advances in neuroscience with a particular emphasis on the BRAIN initiative. [read post]
11 Jun 2015, 3:26 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
New release via Ben Amata:  “National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. [read post]
16 Mar 2015, 12:52 pm by Guest Blogger
First, I propose a few adjustments to IP doctrine (mainly, to patent law's disclosure requirements and to IP's exceptions and limitations) whose essential purpose is to lower access-barriers and allow the exposure of errors in IP-protected technologies without risking IP infringement.Second, I explore the option of direct, top-down, regulation mandating the disclosure of negative information. [read post]
12 Mar 2015, 9:17 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On March 10, 2015, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on “Continuing America’s Leadership in Medical Innovation for Patients,” featuring testimony from NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 5:10 am by Jon Gelman
Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.Collins cited one recent analysis that found less than half of studies had been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal within 30 months of completion. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 8:52 am by David Jensen
The hooha started with a statement by Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health, and included a retort by Michael Eisen of UC Berkeley that Collins’ comments were “complete BS. [read post]
14 Oct 2014, 6:44 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Francis Collins, the head of the National Institute of Health, stoked those fires further when he suggested that budget cuts to healthcare projects could be responsible for the potential spread of the disease. [read post]
3 Oct 2014, 4:38 am by Jon Gelman
The N.I.H. is likewise aware of the disparity; its director, Francis S. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 6:09 pm
Here is a picture of his assemblage of individual characters taken from the body of the will, matched up against each of the six signatures (click to enlarge):Many have claimed (without any evidence) that Shakespeare's will was drafted by his solicitor (who signs as a witness on the third page), Francis Collins. [read post]
12 Mar 2014, 8:02 am by By Sandra Park, ACLU
Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, applauded the ruling, saying it “represents a victory for all those eagerly awaiting more individualized, gene-based approaches to medical care. [read post]
7 Oct 2013, 2:39 pm by Camilla Alexandra Hrdy
Meanwhile, today, some university scientists are vocal about their anti-patent views (think of Francis Collins' opposition to patenting genes), while others see no problem with patents. [read post]
29 Aug 2013, 4:00 am by John Willinsky
On July 12, 2013, Senator Leahy wrote, in his role as Chair of the Judiciary Committee, to Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), urging him to exercise the Institute’s “march-in rights” over Myriad’s patents related to the genetic testing. [read post]