Sir David Christopher Graham Skegg was born on 16 December 1947 and is a New Zealand epidemiologist and university administrator.
11 Facts About David Skegg
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David Skegg is an emeritus professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago.
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David Skegg was the vice-chancellor of the university from 2004 to 2011 and president of the Royal Society of New Zealand from 2012 to 2015.
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David Skegg entered the medical course at the University of Otago, travelling on exchange to Harvard University.
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David Skegg later received a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, joining Balliol College and working with noted epidemiologist Sir Richard Doll.
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David Skegg was the vice-chancellor of the university from 2004 to 2011.
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David Skegg was president of the Royal Society of New Zealand from July 2012 to 2015.
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David Skegg has acted as a consultant to the World Health Organization and to the New Zealand government.
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David Skegg chaired the Health Research Council, the Science Board, and the Public Health Commission.
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David Skegg has contributed to the study of cervical, breast and prostate cancer, as well as contraceptives and reproductive health.
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David Skegg is the leader of the Strategic Covid-19 Public Health Advisory Group, which has advised the New Zealand Government on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.