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Speed is currently head of the Bioinformatics division at the [[Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research]], in [[Melbourne]]. Previously, he was sharing his time between this position and the department of statistics of the [[University of California, Berkeley]].
Speed is currently head of the Bioinformatics division at the [[Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research]], in [[Melbourne]]. Previously, he was sharing his time between this position and the department of statistics of the [[University of California, Berkeley]].


He was [[president of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.imstat.org/officials/past_officials.html List of Past Executive Committee Members], on the Web site of the [[Institute of Mathematical Statistics]].</ref> In 2002, he received the [[E. J. G. Pitman|Pitman]] medal.<ref>[http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-842X.00255 Pitman medal for 2002 awarded to Terry Speed], Aust. N.Z. J. Stat 45(1), 2003. 1–4.</ref> In 2009 he was awarded a [[NHMRC]] Australia Fellowship.<ref>[http://www.wehi.edu.au/site/latest_news/by_year/2009/P39/ Australia Fellowship for WEHI’s Professor Terry Speed], press release by [[WEHI]] on 29 Jan 2009.</ref> In 2013, he was elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society.<ref>[http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2013/] Royal Society webpage announcing new fellows</ref> On 30 October 2013, he received the Australian [[Prime Minister's Prizes for Science]].<ref>http://www.innovation.gov.au/science/InspiringAustralia/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/2013PrizeRecipients/Pages/2013PrimeMinistersPrizeforScience.aspx</ref>
He was [[president of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.imstat.org/officials/past_officials.html List of Past Executive Committee Members], on the Web site of the [[Institute of Mathematical Statistics]].</ref> In 2002, he received the [[E. J. G. Pitman|Pitman]] medal.<ref>[http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-842X.00255 Pitman medal for 2002 awarded to Terry Speed], Aust. N.Z. J. Stat 45(1), 2003. 1–4.</ref> In 2009 he was awarded a [[NHMRC]] Australia Fellowship.<ref>[http://www.wehi.edu.au/site/latest_news/by_year/2009/P39/ Australia Fellowship for WEHI’s Professor Terry Speed], press release by [[WEHI]] on 29 Jan 2009.</ref> In 2013, he was elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society.<ref>[http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2013/] Royal Society webpage announcing new fellows</ref> On 30 October 2013, he received the Australian [[Prime Minister's Prize for Science]].<ref>http://www.innovation.gov.au/science/InspiringAustralia/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/2013PrizeRecipients/Pages/2013PrimeMinistersPrizeforScience.aspx</ref>


He was also an [[expert witness]] at the trial for the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]],<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/index/nns30.htm Defense witness list for the O.J. Simpson civil trial], published by [[USA Today]].</ref> as well as an expert witness in the [[David Baltimore#Imanishi-Kari case|Imanishi-Kari case]] an affair of alleged [[scientific misconduct]] which involved biologist [[David Baltimore]].<ref>[[Daniel Kevles]] (1998), ''The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science, and Character.'' New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. 345–348.</ref>
He was also an [[expert witness]] at the trial for the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]],<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/index/nns30.htm Defense witness list for the O.J. Simpson civil trial], published by [[USA Today]].</ref> as well as an expert witness in the [[David Baltimore#Imanishi-Kari case|Imanishi-Kari case]] an affair of alleged [[scientific misconduct]] which involved biologist [[David Baltimore]].<ref>[[Daniel Kevles]] (1998), ''The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science, and Character.'' New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. 345–348.</ref>

Revision as of 01:38, 23 September 2014

Terry Speed
Born (1943-03-14) 14 March 1943 (age 81)
CitizenshipAustralia
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics, Bioinformatics
Thesis Some topics in the theory of distributive lattices  (1968)
Doctoral advisorPeter D. Finch

Terence Paul "Terry" Speed FAA (born 14 March 1943), is an Australian statistician, known for his contributions to the analysis of variance and bioinformatics, and in particular to the analysis of microarrays data.

Early life and education

Speed obtained a Ph.D. from Monash University in 1968 with thesis titled Some topics in the theory of distributive lattices under the supervision of Peter D. Finch.[1]

Career

Speed is currently head of the Bioinformatics division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, in Melbourne. Previously, he was sharing his time between this position and the department of statistics of the University of California, Berkeley.

He was president of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in 2004.[2] In 2002, he received the Pitman medal.[3] In 2009 he was awarded a NHMRC Australia Fellowship.[4] In 2013, he was elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society.[5] On 30 October 2013, he received the Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science.[6]

He was also an expert witness at the trial for the O. J. Simpson murder case,[7] as well as an expert witness in the Imanishi-Kari case an affair of alleged scientific misconduct which involved biologist David Baltimore.[8]

He has supervised at least 67 research students.[9]

References

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  2. ^ List of Past Executive Committee Members, on the Web site of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
  3. ^ Pitman medal for 2002 awarded to Terry Speed, Aust. N.Z. J. Stat 45(1), 2003. 1–4.
  4. ^ Australia Fellowship for WEHI’s Professor Terry Speed, press release by WEHI on 29 Jan 2009.
  5. ^ [1] Royal Society webpage announcing new fellows
  6. ^ http://www.innovation.gov.au/science/InspiringAustralia/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/2013PrizeRecipients/Pages/2013PrimeMinistersPrizeforScience.aspx
  7. ^ Defense witness list for the O.J. Simpson civil trial, published by USA Today.
  8. ^ Daniel Kevles (1998), The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science, and Character. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. 345–348.
  9. ^ The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Terence Speed

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