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NIH director apologizes for ‘structural racism,’ pledges actions

By Jocelyn KaiserMar. 1, 2021 , 4:00 PM

Francis Collins

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Responding to concerns about discrimination against Black people, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins today issued an unusual public apology for what he called “structural racism in biomedical research” and pledged to address it with a sweeping set of actions.