dr. frances collins of n.i.h. and we have rebecca adams and dan vergana.e's from the university of yale and university of virginia where he got his undergraduate degree. he was former director of human genome research, for how long? >> 15 years. >> and you were home schooled until the fifth grade. and you founded an institute for religion and science. >> a foundation. >> is there concern of being the head of n.i.h.? >> there was some concern, i read with it in "new york times," the concern about a scientist that openly talked about his religious base and maybe not be as hard nosed in scientific projects as he should be. anyone who worked with me in those 15 years in the human genome project would say it was not an issue. and no one would say my particular interest of religion got in the way, and i promise it won't get in the way of n.i.h.. and as a compromise i resigned that foundation, and i don't want to be distracted of what the president has asked me to do. >> time for one more round of question. >> can you say about that flack of being evangelical. wh

dr. frances collin has been our guest on "newsmakers." >> and we are back with our reporters, rebecca adams and dan vergana. rebecca, what did you learn? >> people are interested in this research and to see how far it would go. and i am sure that dan has thoughts about that as well. and the interesting news about the reg that will be coming out on conflicts of interest is also interesting. >> was that a big change? >> people had suspected that he had said things in the past of trying to tighten the interest rules, but he's not been this specific and not given a timetable for that. >> dan. >> the next batch of cells that are disease specific where they have genes for individual diseases some rare ones and some popular diseases. and the other thing that he lost 25 pounds, i thought that was news. i have to hand it to an n.i.h. director, they usually pack on the pounds. he had good answers for the job and in the genome race he should be an interesting director. >> of the $30 billion and the money qpvthat he controls what does n.i.h. follow with this? >> n.i.h. has the control of treatments, an