Dr Virginie Galais
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, School of Science and Engineering

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Biography
Virginie Galais earned a Bachelor's degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Paris Diderot (FR) and a Master’s degree in Criminal Science, specialising in physical evidence, from the University of Lausanne (CHE).
She then completed a PhD at the University of Dundee within the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS), focusing on the transfer and the persistence of fibres through washing activities.
Now working as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at LRCFS, her current work focuses on advancing forensic science methodologies by developing an innovative camera system to map crime scenes.
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We are creating and testing methods to detect how materials are transferred from places to people, or from people to people and how long materials can last in the environment once they have transferred.
