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Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys took well-deserved retirement in September 2012 after more than 35 years at the University of Leicester. A short biography of Sir Professor Jeffreys - the inventor of DNA fingerprinting. From research at Leicester to Knighthood and current work.
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS MAE [7] (born 9 January 1950) [6] is a British geneticist known for developing techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes.
Alec Jeffreys and genetic fingerprinting. In 1984, Alec Jeffreys discovered the technique of genetic fingerprinting in a laboratory in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester. In 2012 Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys retired after more than 35 years' service to the University.
Nov 18, 2013 · In this interview we talk with Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys about DNA fingerprinting, his wider scientific career, and the past, present and future of forensic DNA applications. The podcast with excerpts from this interview is available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/biome/alec-jeffreys.
Alec Jeffreys is a now-retired geneticist who was one of the first to discover inherited variation in human DNA. He developed the milestone techniques of genetic fingerprinting and profiling, using variations in the genetic code to uniquely identify people.
Aug 5, 2014 · Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys, who invented genetic fingerprinting in 1984, receives the world's oldest science prize, the Royal Society's Copley Medal.
Sep 23, 2009 · It’s 25 years since Alec Jeffreys made the accidental discovery of the first DNA fingerprint, which transformed forensics – and his life.
Dec 20, 2006 · Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the inventor of DNA fingerprinting, remembers his childhood passion for science, explains what we have learned from direct DNA analysis, and describes his work with Chernobyl survivors.
Jun 30, 2023 · Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ groundbreaking work in genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling has indelibly shaped the fields of genetics and forensic science. His discoveries have provided invaluable tools for criminal investigations, paternity testing, and the resolution of immigration disputes.
Alec Jeffreys and the Pitchfork murder case: the origins of DNA profiling. British geneticist Alec Jeffreys began working in 1977 on a technique that could identify individuals through samples of their DNA.
