Lavinia Iancu

Lavinia Iancu

Assistant Professor of Forensic Science, Director of the Forensic Science Program, University of North Dakota

In her research, Dr. Iancu is committed to advancing the study of forensic entomology and microbiology, aiming to identify novel biomarkers for the estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI). Her research focuses on investigating the necrophagous insects and bacteria diversity and dynamics associated with decomposed tissue, in correlation with the climatic parameters, aiming to provide new data useful for forensic investigations worldwide by emphasizing novel PMI estimators.

Articles by: Lavinia Iancu

A close-up of a woman's closed eye with blue frost covering her face and eyelashes

'Microbes of death' can reveal when a frozen body died, forensic scientists explain

By Noemi Procopio, Lavinia Iancu published

Getting an accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information that the naked eye cannot.