Paola A. Magni
Lecturer
Medical and Molecular Sciences
Murdoch University
Australia
Biography
Paola A. Magni is a forensic biologist with a key focus on the application of natural sciences (entomology, taphonomy and aquatic biology) to crime scene investigation.She has 10 years of experience as a researcher and lecturer/instructor in forensic science. Furthermore, She is a practitioner recognised by the Italian Courts and the international Scientific Community. Since she moved to Australia she has been also involved in forensic cases in Western Australia.
Research Interest
Entomology, entomotoxicology, archaeoentomology, insect and human molecular biology, botany and palaeobotany, limnology, malacology, malacostracology and hyperspectral imaging
Publications
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Magni PA, Borrini M, Dadour IR. Human remains found in two wells: a forensic entomology perspective. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2013. 9:413–417.
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Martinetto E, Bouvet D, Vassio E, Magni PA, Jiménez MejÃasd P. A new protocol for the collection and cataloguing of reference material for the study of fossil Cyperaceae fruits: The modern caropological Collection. Rev Paleobot Palynol 2014; 201:56-74.
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Aquila I, Ausania F, Di Nunzio C, Boca S, Magni PA, Serra A, Ricci P. The role of forensic botany in crime scene investigation: case report and review of literature. J Forensic Sci 2014; 59(3):820-4.
