Walter Bodmer

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Sir Walter Bodmer (1936- ) is a German-born British human geneticist. Bodmer has developed models for population genetics and done work on the HLA system and the use of somatic cell hybrids for human linkage studies.

Bodmer became the Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, in 1996. He was the Director General (1991–1996) and director of research (1979–1991) of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and was knighted in 1986.

As well as his being Principal, he is also the Head of the Cancer and Immunogenetics Laboratory in the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford. Research interests of the laboratory include the fundamental genetics and biology of colorectal cancer.

He retired as Principal of Hertford College towards the end of 2005, to be replaced by Dr. John Landers. He also left his position as Chancellor of the University of Salford, England, in April 2005, to be replaced by Sir Martin Harris.

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• Royal Society citation
• Portraits of Statisticians
• ANTIGENICS (Cancer Research Body)
• Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
• University of Salford
• Radio National Australia interview with Sir Walter

Preceded by Peter Armitage

President of the Royal Statistical Society 1984—1985

Succeeded by John Nelder