WATCH: What Francis Collins Means to UK

Researchers and administrators from across the University of Kentucky campus are paying tribute to Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Collins recently retired as the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

In the video above, watch as leaders in research at UK talk about how Collins’ leadership has shaped the life-changing work faculty, staff and students are doing every day to ultimately help the people of Kentucky — and beyond.