Dr Simona Francese

A chemist specialised in lifescience mass spectrometry (MS), Simona's most recent high-profile work has been in the analysis of latent fingermarks for suspect identification. She is also a lecturer in biomedical sciences, with a specialist teaching area in analytical chemistry.

Expertise:

• Forensic analysis of latent fingermarks
• Biological response to honeybee venom
• Cancer proteomics
• Mass Spectrometry

Notable media coverage:

Recent stories about Simona's fingermark research have attracted worldwide coverage in trade and online publications, including BBC's The One Show and The Engineer. She has conducted both print and broadcast interviews and is available for both.

• BBC One [May 2012]
  The One Show 
• BBC World Service [26 January 2012]
  Science in Action
• TEDx [September 2011]
  The Future of Fingermarking
• bbc.co.uk [5 August 2011]
  Fingerprint breakthrough offers new forensic evidence