Sir Richard Peto, FRS (born 1943) is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford. He attended Richard Taunton's School in Southampton and subsequently studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. His career has included important collaborations with Richard Doll beginning at the Medical Research Council Statistical Research Unit in London. He set up the Clinical Trial Services Unit in Oxford in 1975 and is currently co-director. Wikipedia
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In a series where we talk to leading health experts, the BBC News website meets Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Professor Sir Richard Peto. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4530057.stm