Turi King

Turi King is renowned for presenting complex findings on DNA and genetic science in an accessible and compelling way and she has won awards for her public engagement in science. Turi is the director of the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. She is an honorary fellow of the British Science Association, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, and a member of the International Society of Forensic Geneticists. She is well known for her academic work leading the identification of Richard III; advising on the case of Mary Jane Kelly (the last victim of Jack the Ripper); leading the project on sequencing Hitler’s genome; as well as her media work co-presenting BBC’s DNA Family Secrets. Turi lives in England.