News
Article about the Immigene Project in Forschung Frankfurt
Tortsen Heinemann and Thomas Lemke published a popular science artilce on the use of DNA analysis for family reunification in Forschung Frankfurt (1/2012, pp. 40-43). The article is titled Verdächtige Familien. DNA-Abstammungsgutachten in Einwanderungsverfahren and can be downloaded here (in German only).
Conference Migration Policies and Family Lives in Transit (Luxembourg) - May 2012
The IMMIGENE team will present a comparative analysis of DNA analysis for family reunification at the 5th conference of the National Contact Point Luxembourg within the European Migration Network (EMN-NCP-LU). The talk is titled "DNA analysis as a tool in family reunification: a comparison of policies in Austria, Finland, and Germany".
Panel on Biotechnology and Immigration, joint EASST/4S conference (Copenhagen, Denmark) - October 2012
Torsten Heinemann, Ilpo Helén, and Thomas Lemke host an open panel at the joint EASST/4S conference in Copenhagen in October 2012. The panel is titled "Biotechnolgy and Immigration". The call for papers can be found on the 4S conference website or here.
12th EASA Biennial Conference (Nanterre, France) - July 2012
Torsten Heinemann, Urslua Naue, and Anna-Maria Tapaninen will present a paper at the EASA Biennial Conference. The paper is titled "Mistrusting families: The use of DNA testing for family reunification" and will be part of workshop W014. The conference will take place at the Nanterre University, France on 10-13 July 2012. More information can be found on the conference website.
