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Professor Adrian Linacre

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5890-5548
1990 …2026

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Research Biography

I gained my first degree in Zoology at Edinburgh University and then a D.Phil at the University of Sussex. I took up a lectureship in Forensic Science at Strathclyde University in Glasgow where I worked until February of 2010. During this time I gained my Registration as a Forensic Practitioner in the areas of body fluids, blood pattern analysis and DNA typing.
I took up the Chair in Forensic Science supported by the Ministry of Justice, South Australia, with the role of developing new technologies in the field of DNA typing.
I have published over 90 publications in international peer reviewed journals. In addition I  and am co-author of the text 'An Introduction to Forensic Genetics' and editor  of book 'Forensic Science in Wildlife Investigations'. I am an Associate Editor  of Forensic Science International Genetics and on the editorial board of the journal Investigative Genetics.

Research Interests

I was appointed as the inaugural South Australia Justice Chair in Forensic Science with the remit of developing new technologies in DNA typing. My research can be summed up as getting more from less at a crime scene. In particular I am interested in developing more sensitive methods of human DNA typing and also understanding more about the transfer of biological material at crime scenes. My other area of research is in the use of non-human DNA to assist with forensic science investigations and in particular in wildlife forensic science.

Supervised Students Successes

  • May 2022 Piyamas Kanokwongnuwut - Student Research Impact Prize
  • May 2020 Piyamas Kanokwongnuwut - Flinders Univerity: Best Paper
  • Sep 2019 Piyamas Kanokwongnuwut - International Society for Forensic Genetics: Best Poster
  • Sep 2015 Alicia Haines - International Society for Forensic Genetics: Best Poster
  • Sep 2012 Sherryn Ciavalglia - Best Talk at the ANZFSS Symposium 2012

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisions:
  • forensic genetics; forensic wildlife; bird species; mitochondrial DNA; cytochrome b (1)
  • Forensic genetics; forensic wildlife; mitochondrial DNA, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (1)
  • forensic genetics; microsatellites, X chromosome, Disaster Victim Identification (1)
  • Forensic genetics; soils; arbitrary primed PCR; 16S rRNA; 18S rRNA (1)
Associate Supervisions:
  • Contactless Conductivity Detection System for Microfluidic Devices (1)

Supervision

  • Registered

Research Areas

  • Medical biosciences

Supervisory Interests

  • Forensic investigations
  • Forensic DNA
  • Forensic science

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  6. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  7. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  8. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  9. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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