These slides were written by Debbie Kennett for one of our London Meetings in 2026. There are some fantastic nuggets in her slides which will be very helpful for anyone trying to find their genetic relatives via Consumer DNA testing.
“Debbie is a well known author and speaker and an internationally recognised expert on genetic genealogy. She is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London and the author of two books: DNA and Social Networking and The Surnames Handbook. She has written widely about DNA testing both for the family history press and in academic journals and is the DNA expert for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.
Debbie was the co-author of an influential paper published in Human Reproduction in 2016 on “The end of donor anonymity: how genetic testing is likely to drive anonymous gamete donation out of business”. She is also a regular speaker at various genealogy conferences in the UK, Ireland and overseas. She has been interviewed about genetic ancestry testing for BBC Radio 4, appearing on You and Yours and The Business of Genetic Ancestry and also appeared on TV on the BBC programme Watchdog.”
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