Richard Peto

Professor Sir Richard Peto, FRS (1943- ) is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.

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Professor - Sir - FRS - 1943 - Statistics - Epidemiology - The University of Oxford

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He attended Richard Taunton's School in Southampton and subsequently studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University.

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Southampton - Cambridge University

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His career has included important collaborations with Richard Doll beginning at the Medical Research Council Statistical Research Unit in London.

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Richard Doll - Medical Research Council - London

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He set up the Clinical Trial Services Unit in Oxford in 1975 and is currently co-director.

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Oxford - 1975

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He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1989 for his contributions to the development of meta-analysis. He is a leading expert on deaths related to tobacco use.

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Fellow of the Royal Society - 1989 - Meta-analysis - Tobacco

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