Julian Peto
Julian Peto log-rank test, Epidemiology of Mesothelioma, HPV and Breast Cancer | |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Medical Statistics, Epidemiology of Cancer. |
Institutions | University of Oxford London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
Julian Peto Institute of Cancer Research from 1983 until 2010. From 1974 to 1983 he worked as a research scientist under Sir Richard Doll at the University of Oxford.
He was educated at
Imperial College, London
.
His brother Richard Peto, with whom he has published work in mathematical statistics (see the logrank test), is also a distinguished epidemiologist.
His research interests include the epidemiology of asbestos induced cancers, the epidemiology and genetics of breast cancer, and HPV screening to prevent cervical cancer.
References
- ^ "Julian Peto". www.lshtm.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2010.