Peter S. Harper

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Sir Peter Stanley Harper , CBE (born April 28, 1939 in Barnstaple ) is a British geneticist and university professor .

Life

Harper studied biology and medicine at the University of Oxford . He then worked at St Thomas' Hospital in London . This was followed by a research stay at the University of Liverpool with Cyril Clarke from 1967 to 1969 and a stay at Johns Hopkins University with Victor McKusick from 1969 to 1971. After his return to Great Britain in 1971 he went to Cardiff to the Cardiff University School of Medicine, where he established Medical Genetics. Until his retirement in October 2004 he was professor for medical genetics at the university, since then he has been research professor for human genetics.

In 2004 Harper was awarded the title " Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire " (CBE).

Peter Harper and his wife Elaine are parents of five children.

Act

Harper's research interests are in particular the clinical neurogenetics of Huntington's disease and myotonic dystrophies . He published over 300 articles on these topics for specialist journals and several monographs. In Wales he was involved in establishing a comprehensive human genetic counseling .

From 1999 to 2004 Harper was a member of the Human Genetics Commission and from 2004 to 2010 he was a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics .

After his retirement, Harper became increasingly concerned with the history of genetics. He founded the Genetics and Medicine Historical Network and published several books on the subject.

Fonts (selection)

  • Peter S. Harper, Angus J. Clarke: Genetics Society and Clinical Practice. Garland Science, 1997, ISBN 978-1859962060 .
  • Peter S. Harper: Myotonic Dystrophy. Saunders, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7020-2152-7 .
  • Peter S. Harper, Max Perutz (Eds.): Glutamine Repeats and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Molecular Aspects. Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-19-850685-0 .
  • Peter S. Harper: Myotonic Dystrophy. The facts. Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-852586-8 .
  • Gillian Bates, Peter S. Harper, Lesley Jones (Eds.): Huntington's Disease. 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-851060-4 .
  • Peter S. Harper, Baziel GM van Engelen, Bruno Eymard, Douglas E. Wilcox: Myotonic Dystrophy. Present Management, Future Therapy. Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-19-852782-4 .
  • Peter S. Harper (Ed.): Landmarks in Medical Genetics: Classic Papers with Commentaries. Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-19-515930-1 .
  • Peter S. Harper: First Years of Human Chromosomes. Scion Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-904842-52-1 .
  • Peter S. Harper: A Short History of Medical Genetics. Oxford University Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-518750-2 .
  • Peter S. Harper: Practical Genetic Counseling . 7th edition, CRC Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-340-99069-8 . (1st edition 1981.)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Cardiff University, Genetics and Medicine Historical Network: Interviews with the founders of human and medical genetics - Harper, Peter . Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ a b c Cardiff University, School of Medicine: Peter Harper ( Memento December 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). CV, research profile. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b Tryst Williams: Scientist knighted for work in genetics . In: The Western Mail. June 12, 2004.
  4. ^ Human Genetics Commission: Previous Members. ( Memento of September 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Past Council Members . Retrieved December 8, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Harper, Peter S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harper, Peter Stanley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British geneticist
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Barnstaple