Donor profiling information from fingermarks
Forensic Expertise Area : Fingermarks/fingerprints
We are looking for a (bio)medical/Chemistry/Molecular Biology student, who is looking for an interesting internship.
Fingermarks contain much more information than the ridge pattern. The chemical composition contains a lot of additional information on the donor of the fingermark. In this research project the student will search for interest chemical components present in the fingermark that may reveal donor profiling information, like gender, drug use or other interesting information. Techniques that will be used during the internship are immunolabeling, (fluorescence) spectroscopy and microscopy.
1. van Dam, A.; Aalders, M. C. G.; van de Braak, K.; Hardy, H. J. J.; van Leeuwen, T. G.; Lambrechts, S. A. G. Simultaneous labeling of multiple components in a single fingermark. Forensic Science International 2013, 232 (1ÃÇô3), 173-‐ 179.
2. Drapel, V.; Becue, A.; Champod, C.; Margot, P. Identification of promising antigenic components in latent fingermark residues. Forensic Sci. Int. 2009, 184 (1-‐ 3), 47-‐53.
REQUIRED/RECOMMENDED EXPERTISE
Bio(chemical), bio(medical) background
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Institute/Company : |
Academic Medical Center/ UvA |
| Department: |
Biomedical Engineering & Physics |
| City: | Amsterdam |
| Country : | The Netherlands |
| Supervisor : |
Annemieke van Dam |
| Examiner | Maurice Aalders |