Academic Background
Peter Donnelly is the former Professor of Statistical Science at the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford. He grew up in Australia and on graduating from the University of Queensland he studied for a doctorate in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He held professorships at the Universities of London and Chicago before returning to Oxford in 1996. Peter is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He is an Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s College, and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, in Oxford. Peter was awarded a Knighthood in the Queens Birthday Honours list 2019. With colleagues Peter founded Genomics plc. He remains its CEO.
Research Interests
- Stochastic modelling
- Applications of probability and statistics in genetics
- Gene mapping, early human evolution, population genetics
- Measure-valued diffusions, statistical issues in DNA profiling
Recent publications
Patterns of genetic differentiation and the footprints of historical migrations in the Iberian Peninsula. Bycroft, C., (...), Donnelly, P., Myers, S. Nature Communications, 10(1), 551 February 2019
Sequencing of human genomes with nanopore technology. Bowden, R., Davies, R.W., Heger, A., (...), Simpson, M.A., Donnelly, P. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1869 April 2019