Alec Jeffreys
Also known as Alec John Jeffreys, Sir Alec John Jeffreys
British geneticist
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
· 2009 · cited 58,231x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,180x
- 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease
· 2021 · cited 4,833x
- 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease
· 2017 · cited 4,808x
~10 min read
Article
Sir Alec John Jeffreys (born 9 January 1950) 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.
Jeffreys is professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, and became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992. In 1994, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to genetics.
Connections
Categories
1950 birthsAcademics of the University of LeicesterAlbert Einstein World Award of Science LaureatesAlumni of Merton College, OxfordAustralia Prize recipientsBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyEnglish forensic scientistsEnglish geneticistsEnglish humanistsFellows of Merton College, OxfordForeign associates of the National Academy of Sciences