Vanin, Stefano - Huddersfield University - Department of Biological Sciences

个人简介

Dr Stefano Vanin, PhD Before obtaining my PhD in Evolutionary Biology I got a MPhil in Biology at the University of Padova (Italy). In order to improve my knowledge in Ecology, Entomology and Evolution during my MPhil I spent one year at the University of Paris XI as an Erasmus student. Since 1994, working at the lab of Prof. M. Turchetto, I have had the opportunity to initiate my own forensic studies, participating in biological evidence collection at the scene crime and/or during the autopsy and from 1998 I have started to provide entomological expertise for different Institutes of Legal Medicine in Northern, Central and Southern Italy. During my PhD I spent several months at the Biological Station of Roscoff (France) to improve my knowledge of Molecular Biology and Molecular Phylogeny and at the University of Georgia (USA) to improve my competence in Molecular Biology and Biophysics. After getting my doctorate I worked as a researcher in Entomology for the National Center for Biodiversity (CNBF-CFS). I had a first contract as an Assistant Researcher in Physiology and a second as Assistant Researcher in Genetics at the University of Padova, Department of Biology. I worked on an EC funded project (EUCLOCK) developing genetic and statistical methods and experiments in general and behavioral genetics. I have considerable teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant, Lecturer and Contract Professor on several types of courses, including Systematics, General Biology, Ecotoxicology, Neurobiology, Entomology (Biodeterioration), Forensic Entomology, Techniques and Tools for collecting and preserving insects and Zoology. I have been invited to give specific lectures on Forensic Entomology to the Italian Scientific Police, to the “Carabinieri” and to the doctors specializing in legal medicine. In March 2011 I became a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Biology in the School of Applied Sciences, where I lecture in Forensic Entomology, Epidemiology, Data Handling, Crime Scene Investigation, and Evidence Presentation. I also provide workshops on Forensic Entomology and Forensic Ecology. I am the forensic entomologist of the project for the correct recovery of the skeletons of World War I soldiers found in the Italian Alps and I am working in a project for old human DNA extraction from not conventional substrata, a project for the detection of post-mortal injuries caused by arthropods and other animals and in a project for PMI estimation from burned remains.

研究领域

PMI estimation of burned remains Burning prevents the use of the classical thanato-chronological techniques for PMI (Post Mortem Interval) evaluation. Preliminary experiments demonstrate that the entomological approach can be used in case of burned remains. This research deals with the study of burned remains in different conditions and their location (buried after burning, concealed, exposed, etc). Characterisation of human DNA from old cases Insect remains can be found in old crime scene in absence of the cadaver. Several examples have been reported from different countries (UK, Italy, France). Insects associated with body decomposition may have human DNA traces on their cuticles. Preliminary investigations on 15 years old puparia collected from a crime scene gave positive results in human DNA extraction. The research deals with the development of a standard technique for human DNA extraction and typing in these cases.

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Dardouri, A., Cameriere, R., De Luca, S. and Vanin, S. (2016) ‘Third molar maturity index by measurements of open apices in a Libyan sample of living subjects’ Forensic Science International . ISSN 0379-0738 Tuccia, F., Giordani, G. and Vanin, S. (2016) ‘A general review of the most common COI primers for Calliphoridae identification in forensic entomology’ Forensic Science International: Genetics , 24, p. e9-e11. ISSN 18724973 Tuccia, F., Giordani, G. and Vanin, S. (2016) ‘A combined protocol for identification of maggots of forensic interest’ Science and Justice , 56 (4), pp. 264-268. ISSN 1355-0306 Pivato, A., Vanin, S., Raga, R., Lavagnolo, M., Barausse, A., Rieple, A., Laurent, A. and Cossu, R. (2016) ‘Use of digestate from a decentralized on-farm biogas plant as fertilizer in soils: An ecotoxicological study for future indicators in risk and life cycle assessment’ Waste Management , 49, pp. 378-389. ISSN 0956-053X De Luca, S., Pacifici, A., Pacifici, L., Polimeni, A., Fischetto, S., Velandia Palacio, L., Vanin, S. and Cameriere, R. (2016) ‘Third molar development by measurements of open apices in an Italian sample of living subjects’ Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine , 38, pp. 36-42. ISSN 1752-928X Gaudio, D., Betto, A., Vanin, S., De Guio, A., Galassi, A. and Cattaneo, C. (2015) ‘Excavation and Study of Skeletal Remains from a World War I Mass Grave’ International Journal of Osteoarchaeology , 25 (5), pp. 585-592. ISSN 1047482X Green, E., O’Callaghan, E., Hansen, C., Bastianello, S., Bhutani, S., Vanin, S., Armstrong, J., Costa, R. and Kyriacou, C. (2015) ‘Drosophilacircadian rhythms in seminatural environments: Summer afternoon component is not an artifact and requires TrpA1 channels’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 112 (28), pp. 8702-8707. ISSN 0027-8424 Montelli, S., Mazzotta, G., Vanin, S., Caccin, L., Corra, S., De Pitta, C., Boothroyd, C., Green, E., Kyriacou, C. and Costa, R. (2015) ‘Period and timeless mRNA Splicing Profiles under Natural Conditions in Drosophila melanogaster’ Journal of Biological Rhythms , 30 (3), pp. 217-227. ISSN 0748-7304 Mazzarelli, D., Vanin, S., Gibelli, D., Maistrello, L., Porta, D., Rizzi, A. and Cattaneo, C. (2015) ‘Splitting hairs: differentiating between entomological activity, taphonomy, and sharp force trauma on hair’ Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology , 11 (1), pp. 104-110. ISSN 1547-769X Bugelli, V., Forni, D., Bassi, L., Di Paolo, M., Marra, D., Lenzi, S., Toni, C., Giusiani, M., Domenici, R., Gherardi, M. and Vanin, S. (2015) ‘Forensic Entomology and the Estimation of the Minimum Time Since Death in Indoor Cases’ Journal of Forensic Sciences , 60 (2), pp. 525-531. ISSN 0022-1198 Pivato, A., Vanin, S., Lavagnolo, M. and Raga, R. (2014) ‘Insects for Life: a new international collaboration for manure management and biofuel production using maggots’. In: Venice 2014: Fifth International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste Proceedings. Venice, Italy: Cisa. . Pivato, A., Raga, R., Vanin, S. and Rossi, M. (2014) ‘Assessment of compost quality for its environmentally safe use by means of an ecotoxicological test on a soil organism’ Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management , 16 (4), pp. 763-774. ISSN 1438-4957 Vanin, S (2014) ‘Te lo dice l'insetto’ IBC. Informazioni commenti inchieste sui beni culturali , 12 (2). Vanin, S (2014) ‘Crime Scene Insects: una passeggiata tra l’entomologia forense e l’archeoentomologia funeraria’. In: Dai «casi freddi» ai «casi caldi». Le indagini storiche e forensi fra saperi giuridici e investigazioni scientifiche. Milan, Italy: CEDAM. pp. 115-126. Madour, A., Alkout, A. and Vanin, S. (2013) ‘First evaluation of the serum level of anti-hepatitis B surface antigen after vaccination in Libya’ Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal , 19 (12), pp. 990-994. ISSN 1020-3397 Vanin, S (2013) ‘Entomologia Forense’. In: Medicina legale e delle assicurazioni. 2nd Edition. Limena, Italy: libreriauniversitaria. . ISBN 978-88-299-2323-6 Vanin, S., Zanotti, E., Gibelli, D., Taborelli, A., Andreola, S. and Cattaneo, C. (2013) ‘Decomposition and entomological colonization of charred bodies – a pilot study’ Croatian Medical Journal CMJ , 54 (4), pp. 387-393. ISSN 0353-9504 McHugh, M., Bills, P. and Vanin, S. (2013) ‘PMI estimation in submerged bones: a new strategy’. In: International Conference on Forensic Sciences, 8th-9th July 2013, London Marchetti, D., Arena, E., Boschi, I. and Vanin, S. (2013) ‘Human DNA extraction from empty puparia’ Forensic Science International , 229 (1-3), p. e26-e29. ISSN 03790738 Pivato, A., Vanin, S., Palmeri, L., Barausse, A., Mangione, G., Rasera, M. and Gianluca, M. (2013) ‘Biopotentiality as an index of environmental compensation for composting plants’ Waste Management . ISSN 0956053X Vanin, S., Mazzariol, S., Menandro, M., Lafisca, A. and Turchetto, M. (2013) ‘Myiasis by Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) in a Python Affected by Pulmonitis’ Journal of Medical Entomology , 50 (1), pp. 209-211(3). ISSN 0022-2585