Peter Donnelly
Genomics
United Kingdom
Professor Sir Peter Donnelly FRS, FMedSci, HonFIA, is the CEO and Founder of Genomics. He has been a world leader in human genetics for over 20 years. Peter was one of the main players in what has been called the “Genetic Revolution”, the transformation in our knowledge of how genetics plays into all the common diseases, like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. He held leadership roles in many of the major international and national human genetics studies of this century, including the HapMap Project (the successor to the Human Genome Project) and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium.
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