A Better Way: An Evening with Francis Collins

Join physician, former director of the National Institutes of Health, and New York Times-bestselling author Francis S. Collins (The Language of God) for a conversation with Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith about the ways we can move forward and together during these deeply divisive and polarizing times.

In his new book,The Road to Wisdom, Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. He ponders his own spiritual journey from growing up on a farm to becoming a serious Christian after his earlier atheism. Drawing on his work as director of the Human Genome Project, he probes ethics, philosophy and Christian theology to make a clear case for each of these sources and chart a new path forward.

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‘A Better Way’ Initiative

This event is part of the ongoing “A Better Way” initiative – a series of events designed to help Americans live together, learn from each other and find a way forward as a nation in polarized times.

About Francis Collins

Dr. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D, is a physician and geneticist. He served as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden. He previously served as Director of the International Human Genome Project, coordinating a consortium of laboratories to produce the first-ever complete sequence of human DNA in 2003, which catalyzed landmark discoveries of disease genes and a revolution in cancer therapeutics.

His own groundbreaking work has led to the discovery of the cause of cystic fibrosis. He continues to lead a research group at NIH focused on diabetes and progeria, a rare form of premature aging. He lives in Chevy Chase, MD with his wife Diane.