Dare to Dream with Dr Francis Collins

Twenty years ago, Dr. Francis Collins and two of his colleagues discovered the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene. Earlier this month, the newly appointed director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was the keynote speaker at the 23rd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis conference. Dr. Collins spoke about how much we have learned about CF since his breakthrough discovery, and the life-lengthening treatments that we now have because of it. Then, this brilliant and highly respected scientist pulled out a guitar and began to sing a song that he wrote about finding a cure for CF called "Dare to Dream". It was a heartwarming, inspiring moment that ended in cheers and a standing ovation from the crowd.

Wish you would have been there? Yeah, it would have been great. You can still catch the performance online, though.

Check out the video clip of Dr. Collins singing "Dare to Dream" .