Harper, Peter: transcript of a video interview (06-Jun-2015)
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10.17636/01021439
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Interview with Professor Peter Harper, conducted by Professor Tilli Tansey, for the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, 06 June 2015, in the School of History, Queen Mary University of London. Transcribed by Mrs Debra Gee, and edited by Professor Tilli Tansey and Mr Alan Yabsley. The project management was undertaken by Mr Adam Wilkinson. Professor Peter Harper (b. 1939) is Emeritus Professor of Human Genetics at Cardiff University. He has been closely involved with the identification of the genes underlying Huntington’s disease and muscular dystrophies, and with their application to predictive genetic testing. He has also been responsible for the development of a general medical genetics service for Wales. He is a Consultant to the ‘Makers of Modern Biomedicine Project’ for the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, Queen Mary University of London.
Authors
Tansey EM
Harper P
Tansey EM
Yabsley A
Gee D
Wilkinson A