Dr. Francis Collins, the famed geneticist who headed up the National Institutes of Health for 12 years and three presidents, announced his resignation on Saturday. He became one of the faces of the battle against COVID-19 during the pandemic, the New York Times reports, shepherding the development of tests, vaccines, and therapeutics. Collins, 74, gave no reason for his retirement from the agency now beset by budget cuts and layoffs under the Trump administration, per the AP . He said he won’t be giving interviews, but he offered a message.
