Research interests
- DNA and biological material transfer and recovery
- Microbial forensics
- Bloodstain pattern analysis
- Presumptive,confirmatory and secondary forensic testing of biological materials
Affiliations
- Australia New Zealand Forensic Science Society
- International Society of Forensic Genetics
Teaching interests
Forensic biology
Units taught
- SLE111: Cells and Genes
- SLE112: Fundamentals in Forensic Science
- SLE208: Forensic Biology
- SLE228: Forensic Genomics
- SLE356: Advanced Topics in Forensic Biology
Knowledge areas
- Forensic biology
- Bloodstain pattern analysis
- Genetics
- Entomology
- Crime Scenes
Conferences
- Australia New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society Symposium, 2018
- Australia New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society Symposium, 2016
- Australia New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society Symposium, 2014
- Australia New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society Symposium, 2012
- International Association of Forensic Sciences (19th Triennial Meeting) – World Police Medical Officers 9th Meeting and the Mediterranean Academy of Forensic Sciences 5th Meeting, 2011
- International Society of Forensic Genetics (24th World Congress), 2011
- Australia New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society Symposium, 2010
- International Society of Forensic Genetics (24th World Congress), 2009
- Australia New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society Symposium, 2008
Media appearances
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Hamish and Andy radio show
23/03/2016
Can you get DNA from a fart at a crime scene?
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ABC Radio National
09/03/15
Fighting crime... with blowflies?
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Radio NZ
07/03/15
ThisWayUp
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Australian Academy of Science Public Lecture Series
03/03/2015
A Fly on the Wall: Solving crime with fly poo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5LdctuT1IQ
Publications
Preliminary investigation into isolation and extraction of DNA recovered from drug residues
A Bertram, X Conlan, R van Oorschot, A Durdle
(2023), Vol. 343, pp. 111551-111551, Forensic Science International, Ireland, C1
Detection of fresh blood by luminol and DNA after walking over various substrates
A Taylor, R van Oorschot, A Durdle
(2023), pp. 1-10, Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, London, Eng., C1
DNA transfer to placed, stored, and handled drug packaging and knives in houses
J Reither, R van Oorschot, A Durdle, B Szkuta
(2023), Vol. 65, pp. 1-13, Forensic Science International: Genetics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Assessing the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool in the detection of human DNA in water
Marie Antony Dass, C Sherman, Ryan Nai, M Ellis, R van Oorschot, A Durdle
(2022), Vol. 67, pp. 2299-2307, Journal of Forensic Sciences, London, Eng., C1
J Reither, E Gray, A Durdle, X Conlan, R van Oorschot, B Szkuta
(2021), Vol. 318, Forensic Science International, Ireland, C1
Identifying background microbiomes in an evidence recovery laboratory: A preliminary study
A Neckovic, R van Oorschot, B Szkuta, A Durdle
(2021), Vol. 61, pp. 280-290, Science and Justice, England, C1
Investigation into the presence and transfer of microbiomes within a forensic laboratory setting
A Neckovic, R van Oorschot, B Szkuta, A Durdle
(2021), Vol. 52, Forensic Science International: Genetics, Netherlands, C1
Presentation methodologies: an assessment for forensic signature analysis
X Conlan, S Stevens, B Found, C Sherman, A Durdle
(2020), Vol. 52, pp. 569-578, Australian journal of forensic sciences, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Investigation of direct and indirect transfer of microbiomes between individuals
A Neckovic, Roland van Oorschot, Bianca Szkuta, A Durdle
(2020), Vol. 45, pp. 1-7, Forensic science international: genetics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Insects as vectors of DNA in a forensic context
Annalisa Durdle
(2020), Vol. 2, pp. 1-27, WIREs forensic science, Chichester, Eng., C1
K Bredhauer, A Durdle, S Rowbotham
(2020), Vol. 54, pp. 1-22, Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, C1
Challenges in human skin microbial profiling for forensic science: a review
A Neckovic, R van Oorschot, B Szkuta, A Durdle
(2020), Vol. 11, pp. 1-16, Genes, Switzerland, C1
Forensic undergraduate cohort; job readiness curricula
X Conlan, M Harvey, T Gunning, A Durdle
(2019), Vol. 51, pp. S243-S246, Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, C1
Application of a digital stringing protocol on buried fabrics
X Conlan, A Durdle, C Pearson, R Hayes, Z Woolley, P Stevenson
(2019), Vol. 51, pp. S145-S148, Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, C1
Why do street signs taste so good? A community ballistics project
P Marshall, A Durdle, R Hayes, P Stevenson, X Conlan
(2019), Vol. 51, pp. S172-S175, Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, C1
J Powers, R van Oorschot, A Durdle
(2019), Vol. 51, pp. S234-S237, Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, C1
Background DNA on flooring: The effect of cleaning
J Reither, E Gray, A Durdle, X Conlan, R van Oorschot, B Szkuta
(2019), Vol. 7, pp. 787-790, Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series, C1
A Durdle, T Verdon, R Mitchell, R van Oorschot
(2018), Vol. 63, pp. 1261-1268, Journal of forensic sciences, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Durdle, R Mitchell, R van Oorschot
(2016), Vol. 61, pp. 99-103, Journal of forensic sciences, Hoboken, N.J., C1-1
The use of forensic tests to distinguish blowfly artifacts from human blood, semen, and saliva
A Durdle, R Mitchell, R van Oorschot
(2015), Vol. 60, pp. 468-470, Journal of forensic sciences, London, Eng., C1-1
A Durdle, R van Oorschot, R Mitchell
(2013), Vol. 58, pp. 897-903, Journal of forensic sciences, Chichester, England, C1-1
A Durdle, R Mitchell, R van Oorschot
(2013), Vol. 233, pp. 212-219, Forensic science international, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
The transfer of human DNA by Lucilia cuprina (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
A Durdle, R van Oorschot, R Mitchell
(2009), Vol. 2, pp. 180-182, Forensic science international: genetics supplement series, Shannon, Ireland, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
Ana Neckovic
Thesis entitled: Investigation into the transfer of human microbiomes in forensic science
Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Krista Lynn Bonfantine
Thesis entitled: Water management from basin to biofilm
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences