Peter Martin Biggs FRS[1] (13 August 1926 — 27 December 2021) was a British scientist who specialised in avian infectious disease.
His research career was then initiated with a PhD at Bristol University, studying cancer and domestic fowl.
Peter joined the Houghton Poultry Research Station in 1959 (later becoming Director in 1973), where he followed his interest in viruses and cancer.
Upon the closure of Houghton in 1992, Peter was appointed Director of the newly formed Institute of Animal Health, Compton, where he would remain until retirement.
Peter had roles with the Institute of Biology and the Animal Health Trust, as well as with the World Veterinary Poultry Association and its journal Avian Pathology.