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Peter Donnelly

Job Title founder and chief executive officer, Genomics plc, Emeritus professor of statistical science, University of Oxford
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Professor Sir Peter Donnelly is CEO of Genomics plc and Emeritus Professor of Statistical Science at the University of Oxford, where he was Director of the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics from 2007-2017. Peter was centrally involved in many of the major human genetics projects of the last 20 years, including the International HapMap Project, and the landmark Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. In 2014, Peter and three colleagues founded Genomics plc. The company uses large-scale genetic data to enable a prevention-first approach to healthcare through powerful disease-risk prediction, the first trial of which, focusing on heart disease, is currently running in the NHS. Peter has received many awards and prizes for his work, including a knighthood in 2019. @genemodeller