King was born in Nottingham, England, as the eldest of three children born to Alan King, an engineer, and Daphne King, a housewife.[8] King is named after Norwegian aviator Turi Widerøe, the first woman to fly for a Western airline.[9]
In 2000, she started her doctoral research as a Wellcome Trust Prize Student at the University of Leicester, specialising in genetic genealogy and "in tracing migration patterns by using genetics."[8] Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the inventor of DNA fingerprinting, was on her PhD supervisory panel.[13]
Her thesis on the relationship between British surnames and Y-chromosomalhaplotypes[14][15] was published in 2007, and eventually formed the basis of the book Surnames, DNA and Family History, which she co-authored with David Hey and George Redmonds.[16][2][17]
Career and researchedit
King's research initially centered around genetics, genetic genealogy, forensics, and surnames, and using aspects of human DNA such as the Y chromosome to track past human migrations.[10][18][19] Her work has included tracing "the signal of the Viking migration to the north of England", resulting in her appearance in Michael Wood's The Great British Story – A People's History on BBC Two,[15] and in Michael Wood's Story of England. Her research themes involve combinations of molecular genetics with history, forensics, archaeology, geography, and genetic genealogy.
King has also appeared in a number of television and radio documentaries as an expert in genetic genealogy, forensics, and/or ancient DNA.[36][37][38][39]
Current researchedit
The following is a list of projects King is either heading or has been involved with:
The King's DNA: whole genome sequencing of Richard III[10]
What's in a Name? Applying Patrilineal Surnames to Forensics, Population History, and Genetic Epidemiology[10][40]
HALOGEN (History, Archaeology, Linguistics, Onomastics, and GENetics)[10][41]
King has appeared in numerous television and radio documentaries, programmes and videos as well as advising on television and radio productions such as BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?[43]
Presented the BBC Radio 4 documentary: Genetics and the longer arm of the law[24]
Guest on The Life Scientific as DNA Detective Turi King
Richard III: Solving a 500 Year Old Cold Case (TEDx Leicester)[47]
Richard III – The DNA Analysis & Conclusion (University of Leicester)[48]
Richard III: The Resolution of A 500-Year-Old Cold Case (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Lecture, UBC)[49]
DNA Family Secretsedit
DNA Family Secrets is a television series which began airing on BBC Two in March 2021, [6] presented by Stacey Dooley and King, it uses current DNA technology to solve family mysteries around ancestry, missing relatives and genetic disease. It was recommissioned for a second series in 2021.[7]
^ ab"JBS Haldane Lecture 2018 - Turi King - Genetics Society". Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ abKing, Turi E.; Jobling, Mark A. (2009). "What's in a name? Y chromosomes, surnames and the genetic genealogy revolution". Trends in Genetics. 25 (8): 351–360. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2009.06.003. hdl:2381/8106. ISSN 0168-9525. PMID 19665817.
^"The DNA of a King: Dr Turi King on the genome sequencing of Richard III - Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ abcAnon (2010). "Turi Emma KING". companieshouse.gov.uk. London: Companies House. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018.
^ abKing, Turi E.; Fortes, Gloria Gonzalez; Balaresque, Patricia; Thomas, Mark G.; Balding, David; Delser, Pierpaolo Maisano; Neumann, Rita; Parson, Walther; Knapp, Michael; Walsh, Susan; Tonasso, Laure; Holt, John; Kayser, Manfred; Appleby, Jo; Forster, Peter; Ekserdjian, David; Hofreiter, Michael; Schürer, Kevin (2014). "Identification of the remains of King Richard III". Nature Communications. 5: 5631. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.5631K. doi:10.1038/ncomms6631. PMC4268703. PMID 25463651.
^ ab"DNA Family Secrets". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ ab"Minnow Films". www.minnowfilms.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ abcWaldie, Paul (5 February 2013). "Two Canadian links to Richard III". theglobeandmail.com. Toronto: The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^Solving a 500 Year Old Cold Case - with Turi King, retrieved 4 July 2021
^King, Turi Emma (2007). The relationship between British surnames and Y-chromosomal haplotypes. copac.jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Leicester. OCLC 505387627. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.484806. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ ab"The Great British Story: A People's History. Dr. Turi King". BBC Two. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^"Surnames, DNA, and Family History | George Redmonds | 9780198736486 | Oxford University Press Canada". www.oupcanada.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^Redmonds, George; King, Turi; Hey, David (2011). Surnames, DNA, and Family History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19958-264-8. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^Turi King publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
^ abKing, Turi E.; Fortes, Gloria Gonzalez; Balaresque, Patricia; Thomas, Mark G.; Balding, David; Delser, Pierpaolo Maisano; Neumann, Rita; Parson, Walther; Knapp, Michael; Walsh, Susan; Tonasso, Laure; Holt, John; Kayser, Manfred; Appleby, Jo; Forster, Peter; Ekserdjian, David; Hofreiter, Michael; Schürer, Kevin (2014). "Identification of the remains of King Richard III". Nature Communications. 5: 5631. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.5631K. doi:10.1038/ncomms6631. PMC4268703. PMID 25463651.
^"Dr Turi King – genetic analysis". The Discovery of Richard III. University of Leicester. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^"Richard III: a 'car park king' timeline". History Extra. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^"Living relatives | Richard III: Discovery and identification". University of Leicester. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ ab"BBC Radio 4 - Genetics and the longer arm of the law". BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^"The Times Cheltenham Science Festival 2015". Issuu. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^Фестиваль NAUKA 0+ Archived 2019-12-05 at the Wayback Machine www.mos.ru. 7 October 2016
^Hall, Lynsey (January 2018). "JBS Haldane Lecture" (PDF). Genetics Society News. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^"Solve the 500 Year Old Mystery of Richard III". www.galwayscience.ie. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^"Queen's Lecture 2016". TU Berlin (in German). 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^"Who Am I? — 2019 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures at Tokyo Tech". Tokyo Institute of Technology (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^"University of Leicester scientist lends expertise to new Jack the Ripper book". University of Leicester. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"The Mary Jane Kelly Project". University of Leicester. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"Philippe sands east west street wn 2016". Issuu. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^Leith, Sam (28 August 2013). "What's in a Surname? A Journey from Abercrombie to Zwicker by David McKie – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"Britain's Secret Treasures (2012– ) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"Secrets (2013– ) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"Richard III: The King in the Car Park (2013) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"Inside Science: Orion Launch; Fake Mars trip; XDNA; Richard the Third's skeleton". BBC Radio 4. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"What's in a name? Applying patrilineal surnames to forensics, population history and genetic epidemiology". www.le.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^"Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain: HALOGEN". University of Leicester. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^"The Mary Jane Kelly Project — University of Leicester". www2.le.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^Britain's Lost Battlefields with Rob Bell (TV Mini Series 2020) - IMDb, retrieved 30 August 2021
^Osmond, Louise; Woods, Pete (4 February 2013). Richard III: The King in the Car Park (TV movie). UK: Darlow Smithson Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation. tt2677712 at IMDb.
^Britain's Secret Treasures (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb, retrieved 30 August 2021
^TEDx Leicester Richard III: Solving a 500 Year Old Cold Case (Webcast). Leicester: TEDx Leicester. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^Richard III – The DNA Analysis & Conclusion (Webcast). Leicester: University of Leicester. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Lecture, UBC. Richard III: The Resolution of A 500-Year-Old Cold Case (Webcast). Vancouver: UBC. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^"2016 Honorary Fellows revealed". britishscienceassociation.org. British Science Association. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^"Identifying Richard III – an interview with Dr Turi King | the Post Hole".
Selected bibliographyedit
Scully, Marc; Brown, Steven D.; King, Turi (2015). "Becoming a Viking: DNA testing, genetic ancestry and placeholder identity". Ethnic and Racial Studies (Submitted manuscript). 39 (2): 162–180. doi:10.1080/01419870.2016.1105991. hdl:2381/33336. S2CID 55505069.
King, Turi E.; Fortes, Gloria Gonzalez; Balaresque, Patricia; Thomas, Mark G.; Balding, David; Delser, Pierpaolo Maisano; Neumann, Rita; Parson, Walther; Knapp, Michael; Walsh, Susan; Tonasso, Laure; Holt, John; Kayser, Manfred; Appleby, Jo; Forster, Peter; Ekserdjian, David; Hofreiter, Michael; Schürer, Kevin (2014). "Identification of the remains of King Richard III". Nature Communications. 5: 5631. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.5631K. doi:10.1038/ncomms6631. PMC4268703. PMID 25463651.
Appleby, Jo; Rutty, Guy N.; Hainsworth, Sarah V.; Woosnam-Savage, Robert C.; Morgan, Bruno; Brough, Alison; Earp, Richard W.; Robinson, Claire; King, Turi E.; Morris, Mathew; Buckley, Richard (2015). "Perimortem trauma in King Richard III: A skeletal analysis". The Lancet. 385 (9964): 253–259. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60804-7. hdl:2381/33280. PMID 25238931. S2CID 13248948.
Bowden, G. R.; Balaresque, P.; King, T. E.; Hansen, Z.; Lee, A. C.; Pergl-Wilson, G.; Hurley, E.; Roberts, S. J.; Waite, P.; Jesch, J.; Jones, A. L.; Thomas, M. G.; Harding, S. E.; Jobling, M. A. (2008). "Excavating Past Population Structures by Surname-Based Sampling: The Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in Northwest England". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25 (2): 301–309. doi:10.1093/molbev/msm255. PMC2628767. PMID 18032405.
Balaresque, Patricia; Bowden, Georgina R.; Adams, Susan M.; Leung, Ho-Yee; King, Turi E.; Rosser, Zoë H.; Goodwin, Jane; Moisan, Jean-Paul; Richard, Christelle; Millward, Ann; Demaine, Andrew G.; Barbujani, Guido; Previderè, Carlo; Wilson, Ian J.; Tyler-Smith, Chris; Jobling, Mark A. (2010). "A Predominantly Neolithic Origin for European Paternal Lineages". PLOS Biology. 8 (1): e1000285. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000285. PMC2799514. PMID 20087410.
Hallast, P.; Batini, C.; Zadik, D.; Maisano Delser, P.; Wetton, J. H.; Arroyo-Pardo, E.; Cavalleri, G. L.; De Knijff, P.; Destro Bisol, G.; Dupuy, B. M.; Eriksen, H. A.; Jorde, L. B.; King, T. E.; Larmuseau, M. H.; Lopez De Munain, A.; Lopez-Parra, A. M.; Loutradis, A.; Milasin, J.; Novelletto, A.; Pamjav, H.; Sajantila, A.; Schempp, W.; Sears, M.; Tolun, A.; Tyler-Smith, C.; Van Geystelen, A.; Watkins, S.; Winney, B.; Jobling, M. A. (2014). "The Y-Chromosome Tree Bursts into Leaf: 13,000 High-Confidence SNPs Covering the Majority of Known Clades". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 32 (3): 661–673. doi:10.1093/molbev/msu327. PMC4327154. PMID 25468874.
King, Turi (2014). "What can Genetics Tell us about Vikings in the Wirral and West Lancashire?". In Harding, Stephen E.; Griffiths, David; Royles, Elizabeth (eds.). In Search of Vikings: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Scandinavian Heritage of North-West England. CRC Press. pp. 165–78. ISBN 9781482207590.