Daniel Vanĕk

Dr. Daniel Vanĕk started his forensic career in 1992 as the Head of Police DNA laboratory in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2002 he joined the International Commission on Missing Persons to help with the DNA-based identification of victims from mass graves in the former Yugoslavia.

In 2005 he founded the company Forensic DNA Service, which is a market leader in contracted R&D, animal DNA forensics and archaeogenetics. Dr. Daniel Vanĕk leads the courses of forensic genetics and biology at Charles University in Prague, serves as an expert for the Municipal Court in Prague.