Mark Benecke 🌴 Manila (Philippines) & Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Saigon, Vietmam)

During the 1990s, Mark worked in the Philippines and Vietam to set up forensic DNA laboratories for universities (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Manila; Ho Chi Minh City). It was a truly wonderful time  

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DNA data papers: 

HALOS SC, FERREON ACM, CHU JY, FORTUNO III ES, MIRANDA J, HARADA S, BENECKE M (1998) Allele Frequency Distribution of the Polymorphic STR Loci HUMVWA, HUMFES, HUMF13A01, and the VNTR D1S80 in a Filipino Population from Metro Manila. International Journal of Legal Medicine 111:224-226

HERING S, BRUNDIERS N, KUHLISCH E, EDELMANN J, PLATE I, BENECKE M, VAN PH, MICHAEL M, SZIBOR R (2004) DXS10011: studies on structure, allele distribution in three populations and genetic linkage to further q-telomeric chromosome X markers. International Journal for Legal Medicine 118:313-319


When DNA does not help

Handbook of DNA profiling


Y-Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat haplotypes

in a Filipino population sample


Warum Insekten essen keine gute Idee ist

Radio-Interview, 2023


Die Tropen-Lösung

DNA-Labor in Vietnam 🧬