Alec Jeffreys

Sir Alec John Jeffreys CH FRS (born 9 January 1950) is a British geneticist. He developed techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science. The information helps police detective work and solves paternity and immigration disputes.^[5]

Sir Alec Jeffreys CH FRS
Born	(1950-01-09) 9 January 1950 (age 75) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality	British
Education	Luton Sixth Form College
Alma mater	University of Oxford (BA, DPhil)
Known for	Genetic fingerprinting
Spouse	Susan Miles ​ (m. 1971)​
Awards	Bicentenary Medal (1987) Colworth Medal (1987)[1] Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1996) Lasker award (2005) Royal Medal (2004) Great Briton Award (2006) EMBO Member[2] Copley Medal[3] (2014) Order of the Companions of Honour (2016)
Scientific career
Fields	Genetics
Institutions	University of Amsterdam University of Leicester
Thesis	Studies on the mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells (1975)
Influenced	Turi King[4]

Jeffreys is a professor of genetics at the University of Leicester.^[6][7] In 1989, he was elected a member of the Academia Europaea.^[8] He became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992.^[9] In 1994, he was knighted for services to genetics.^[6][10][11]