Peter Boyle#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 3660 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2013 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.i-pri.org |
Peter Boyle passed away July 23, 2022.
Positions Held
- 2013 - present Professor of Global Public Health, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
- 2013 - present Executive Director, Strathclyde Institute for Global Public Health at iPRI, Lyon (France) and Glasgow (Scotland)
- 2009 - present President, International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon (France)
- 2004 - 2008 Director, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon (France)
- 1999 - 2002 Chairman, Prevention and Control, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London (United Kingdom)
- 1991 - 2003 Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology (Milan, Italy)
- 1986 - 1991 Senior Scientist and Head, SEARCH Programme, Unit of Analytical Epidemiology, IARC (Lyon, France)
- 1984 - 1986 Instructor and Assistant Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard University (Boston, USA)
- 1977 - 1984 Senior Statistician, West of Scotland Cancer Surveillance Unit, Glasgow, UK
- 1974 - 1977 Research Statistician, University of Glasgow Department of Medicine, Glasgow, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Global public health
- Epidemiology, the scientific study of the distribution and determinants of disease in man
- Prevention is the avoidance of disease, disability and premature death
Honours and Awards
- 2012 Award of Doctor of Laws (honoris causi) by University of Dundee
- 2011 Elected Fellow, European Academy of Cancer Sciences
- 2010 Elected Honorary Member of Hungarian Academy of Science
- 2009 Elected Professor Adjunct, Yale University, New Haven (United States)
- 2008 Gold Award of the Health Promotion Foundation of Poland
- 2006 Elected Full Member of ESMO (first non-Medical Oncologist elected to Full Membership)
- 2006 Elected Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP(Edin))
- 2006 Elected Fellow of Academy of Medical Science (United Kingdom)(FMedSci)
- 2006 Award of Doctor of Science (honoris causi) by University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom)
- 2003 Honorary Member, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
- 2003 Honorary Member, Hungarian Cancer Society
- 2003 Elected Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCPS(Glas))
- 2003 Elected Fellow, Faculty of Public Health Medicine (United Kingdom)(FFPH)
- 2002 Award from President of Israel for Lifetime Contribution to Cancer Research, Jerusalem (Israel).
- 2000 Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
- 2000 Knight's Cross of Order of Merit of Republic of Poland
- 1996 Honorary Member, Argentine Medical Association
- 1994 Premio La Madonnina - City of Milan, Italy
- 1981 Cancer Research Training Fellowship , International Agency for Research on Cancer
- 1981 Junior Travel Fellowship, British Association for Research on Cancer
