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NEWS…
Due to the pandemic we have been forced to minimise the amount of labwork that we undertake in our different projects. Also we have had to postpone recruitment for two projects. Shortly, we will be recruiting for two positions!
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We have been involved in project proposal for a call from the EU. The RISEN consortium deals with the development and implementation of on-site analysis and qualification of forensic traces.
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we have a vacancy for a PhD candidate! Pleas find details here.
Position has been filled.
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Our paper on the use of proteomics of for the analysis of changes in proteins over time has been published in Nature Sci. Rep. The open access paper can be found here. Maarten Keulemans (Volkskrant) interviewed me on the study and the effects it may have in criminal investigations, you can read (in Dutch!) the interview here. Following that Editie NL made a short item, which you can find on their website.
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During the holidays our paper on the use of metal organic frameworks was accepted for publication in Forensic Science International. Get the pre-print here.
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I was interviewed by our press office, for the introduction of our book on fingerprint development techniques… read the interview here.
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On the 4th of April I was interviewed by Jeroen Kortschot for Dutch radio. Practice your Dutch here!
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At the end of April ‘ Fingerprint Development Techniques; Theory and Application’ will be published. More information on this publication can be found on the Wiley website.
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‘Every contact leaves a trace.’ are the famous words of Edmond Locard, referring to the possibility to obtain information on what has happened in the past, at a certain location, leading up to a criminal act. All sorts of traces can be used to reconstruct events prior to an event.
In the past few years, we have been working, in collaboration with different universities and forensic institutes, on the analysis of different endogenous and exogenous materials from fingerprints. The results of these studies can be found here.
Forensic Chemistry 