Forensic entomology today is accepted as an essential tool in any homicide investigation where insects and other arthropods are associated with the corpse. However, forensic entomology also deals with cases involving insects contaminating stored products and insect infestations of human environments. It is becoming more commonplace to ascertain neglect by using insect material which invades wounds following cruelty to livestock and pets. At present Italy can attest to a reasonable number of forensic entomology laboratories scattered throughout the peninsula mostly associated with Universities. Since 2007 the city of Turin has been the base of a forensic entomology laboratory (FELab) linked with the Public Health Service (ASL TO1). However, it has been difficult to maintain such a laboratory in more recent times. Fortunately, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Turin has become interested in forensic entomology case work with a special emphasis on research in entomotoxicology. Since the end of 2011 a forensic entomology laboratory has been established at the University of Turin, thanks to the collaboration between the Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Forensic Science at University of Western Australia. A number of students enrolled in the Master program in "Clinical, Forensic Chemistry and Doping Control” have applied to conduct their thesis in this discipline. Moreover, this laboratory is in collaboration with the Regional Antidoping Center and Regional Toxicology Laboratory including the forensic police and pathologists and the judiciary. The proposed poster will describe the preliminary research work in which this laboratory is now involved. The new laboratory would like to collaborate with other agencies and Institutions to conduct research projects in entomotoxicology especially projects with a forensic purpose. The new laboratory has a number of fly colonies reared at controlled temperatures. The Laboratory performs a variety of physical, chemical, instrumental and microscopic analyses and is a fully equipped with capabilities in gas chromatography, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS and HPLC-MS).
The new forensic entomology laboratory at University of Turin, Italy
PAZZI, Marco;VINCENTI, Marco;
2012-01-01
Abstract
Forensic entomology today is accepted as an essential tool in any homicide investigation where insects and other arthropods are associated with the corpse. However, forensic entomology also deals with cases involving insects contaminating stored products and insect infestations of human environments. It is becoming more commonplace to ascertain neglect by using insect material which invades wounds following cruelty to livestock and pets. At present Italy can attest to a reasonable number of forensic entomology laboratories scattered throughout the peninsula mostly associated with Universities. Since 2007 the city of Turin has been the base of a forensic entomology laboratory (FELab) linked with the Public Health Service (ASL TO1). However, it has been difficult to maintain such a laboratory in more recent times. Fortunately, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Turin has become interested in forensic entomology case work with a special emphasis on research in entomotoxicology. Since the end of 2011 a forensic entomology laboratory has been established at the University of Turin, thanks to the collaboration between the Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Forensic Science at University of Western Australia. A number of students enrolled in the Master program in "Clinical, Forensic Chemistry and Doping Control” have applied to conduct their thesis in this discipline. Moreover, this laboratory is in collaboration with the Regional Antidoping Center and Regional Toxicology Laboratory including the forensic police and pathologists and the judiciary. The proposed poster will describe the preliminary research work in which this laboratory is now involved. The new laboratory would like to collaborate with other agencies and Institutions to conduct research projects in entomotoxicology especially projects with a forensic purpose. The new laboratory has a number of fly colonies reared at controlled temperatures. The Laboratory performs a variety of physical, chemical, instrumental and microscopic analyses and is a fully equipped with capabilities in gas chromatography, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS and HPLC-MS).
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