To scientists, he's the real rock star

Dr. Francis Collins has discovered the genes that cause cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease and runs the National Institutes of Health. But hand him a guitar and he becomes Dr. Rock 'n' Roll.Considering that he's the director of the federal agency that invests more than $30 billion in medical research each year, it may not be surprising that Dr. Francis Collins was on the Sony lot in Culver City last week for the telecast of "Stand Up to Cancer," a star-studded gala that aired live on more than a dozen TV networks and garnered more than $80 million in pledges to fund cancer research.

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