
Lavinia Iancu
In her research, Dr. Iancu is committed to advancing the study of forensic entomology and microbiology, aiming to identify novel biomarkers for the estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI). Her research focuses on investigating the necrophagous insects and bacteria diversity and dynamics associated with decomposed tissue, in correlation with the climatic parameters, aiming to provide new data useful for forensic investigations worldwide by emphasizing novel PMI estimators.
Latest articles by Lavinia Iancu

'Microbes of death' can reveal when a frozen body died, forensic scientists explain
By Noemi Procopio, Lavinia Iancu published
Getting an accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information that the naked eye cannot.
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