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Sir Alec Jeffreys | |
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 Alec Jeffreys, 2009 | |
| Born | 9 January 1950[5] Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Education | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Known for | Genetic fingerprinting |
| Spouse |
Susan Miles (m. 1971) |
| Awards |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics[4] |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Studies on the mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells (1975) |
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS MAE[6] (born 9 January 1950)[5] 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.[4][7][8]
Jeffreys is professor of genetics at the University of Leicester,[9][10] and became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992.[11] In 1994, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to genetics.[9][12][13]
- ^ Jeffreys, Alec John (1987). "Highly variable minisatellites and DNA fingerprints" (PDF). Biochemical Society Transactions. 15 (3): 309–17. doi:10.1042/bst0150309. hdl:2381/450. PMID 2887471. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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- ^ a b Alec Jeffreys publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
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DIDiscs AJwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Zagorski, Nick (2006). "Profile of Alec J. Jeffreys". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103 (24): 8918–8920. Bibcode:2006PNAS..103.8918Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.0603953103. PMC 1482540. PMID 16754883.
- ^ "Staff pages: Professor Sir Alec J. Jeffreys FRS". University of Leicester. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ "List of persons upon whom the honorary freedom of the city has been conferred". Leicester City Council. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ Jeffreys, A. J. (2013). "The man behind the DNA fingerprints: An interview with Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys". Investigative Genetics. 4 (1): 21. doi:10.1186/2041-2223-4-21. PMC 3831583. PMID 24245655.
- ^ "Jeffreys reflects on DNA finding". BBC News. 11 September 2009.