Povl Riis
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Povl Riis
Biography
Riis was born on 28 December 1925.[2]
In 1956 he used, for the first time, amniocentesis to make an antenatal diagnosis of genetic disease.[3]
Riis also served as chair of National Research Ethics Committee of Denmark, from its creation in 1979, until 1998.
Riis received his
He was also vice president of the European Science Foundation from 1974–77 and the Chairman of the Danish Medical Research Council from 1972-77.[5]
He was editor-in-chief of the
He served on the
He died on 2 January 2017.[2]
References
- ISBN 978-92-871-2566-8.
- ^ a b "Munks Roll Details for Povl Riis". Munks Roll. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (4 March 1995). Dr. Fritz Fuchs, 76, Who Advanced Obstetrics, The New York Times ("Dr. Fuchs and a Danish colleague, Povl Riis, reported in 1960 that they had successfully performed amniocentesis to diagnose male fetuses at risk for hemophilia and muscular dystrophy.")
- ^ ISBN 978-0-85484-113-4
- ^ Facing the Future Together - 2005 Conference - CVs, European Commission, Retrieved 29 August 2011
External links
- Povl Riis in Den Store Danske
- Povl Riis on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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