Vicky Wilson
Vicky Wilson was the technician who worked with Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys on the discovery of DNA fingerprinting. Wilson made a significant contribution to the work.[1] and this was acknowledged by Jeffreys in a speech at the University of Leicester[2],
I would also like to thank my technician at the time, Vicky Wilson, who saved DNA fingerprinting by rescuing a key ingredient of the technology that I had thrown into the bin in a fit of pique. She said, "No Alec, that's not a bright idea", and without realising it, rescued forensic DNA.
Wilson's role in the work was acknowledged by her inclusion on two academic papers about their work on the discovery of DNA[3][4]
Wilson was portrayed by Lydie Rose Bewley in the 2015 docudrama "Code of a Killer".
Career
Wilson worked at the University of Leicester in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology as a technician until 1998 when she started work in the Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham.
Awards
In 2015 Wilson was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at the Higher Education Technician Summit for her pivotal role in the discovery of DNA fingerprinting.[5]
References
- ↑ "The small scientist". Times Higher Education (THE). 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ↑ "Response by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys". University of Leicester. July 2004. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ↑ Jeffreys, A. J.; Wilson, V.; Thein, S. L. (July 1985). "Individual-specific 'fingerprints' of human DNA". Nature. 316 (6023): 76–79. doi:10.1038/316076a0. ISSN 0028-0836.
- ↑ Jeffreys, A. J.; Wilson, V.; Thein, S. L. (7–13 March 1985). "Hypervariable 'minisatellite' regions in human DNA". Nature. 314 (6006): 67–73. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 3856104.
- ↑ "School staff awarded Papin Prizes in 2015 Higher Education Technician Summit". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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