Sir Alec Jeffreys
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Sir Alec Jeffreys is a British geneticist best known for inventing DNA fingerprinting, a breakthrough technique that revolutionized forensic science and paternity testing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Einstein World Award of Science
NERFINISHED
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Australia Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Gairdner Foundation International Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ Wollaston Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1950-01-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
forensic science
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paternity testing ⓘ |
| discovered | DNA fingerprinting technique ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Merton College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
genetics
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molecular biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Alec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | knighthood ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
legal use of genetic evidence
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modern forensic DNA analysis ⓘ |
| invention |
DNA fingerprinting
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DNA profiling methods ⓘ |
| knownFor |
DNA fingerprinting
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DNA profiling ⓘ forensic genetics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Alec John Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first use of DNA evidence in a criminal case in the UK
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first use of DNA profiling to resolve an immigration case ⓘ |
| notableWork | application of minisatellite DNA to human identification ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| title | Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| workLocation | Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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