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Shari Forbes
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Research
Latest papers
DNA methylation and epigenomic profiling post-mortem of human remain analogs (Sus scrofa) in southern Ontario, Canada.
Journal of forensic sciences · 2026
Identifying the transition from ante-mortem to post-mortem odor in cadavers in an outdoor environment.
Forensic science international. Synergy · 2025 · senior author
Electrical resistivity tomography of simulated graves with buried human and pig remains.
Forensic science international · 2024
Latest funding
- $70,825
A Pan-Canadian Study of Forensically Relevant Scavenger Guilds to Improve Police Search Protocols for Human Remains
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $297,100
Discovery of biomarker signatures to accurately estimate time since death
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $243,750
Developing an electronic nose for frontline detection of illegal forest products
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
3 publications.
DNA methylation and epigenomic profiling post-mortem of human remain analogs (Sus scrofa) in southern Ontario, Canada.
Badell I, Hewett L, Stotesbury T, Forbes S, Shafer ABA
Identifying the transition from ante-mortem to post-mortem odor in cadavers in an outdoor environment.
Patel D, Burr WS, Daoust B, Forbes S
Electrical resistivity tomography of simulated graves with buried human and pig remains.
Cristino K, Doro KO, Armstrong A, Forbes S, Ribéreau-Gayon A, Bank CG
A Pan-Canadian Study of Forensically Relevant Scavenger Guilds to Improve Police Search Protocols for Human Remains
Principal investigators: Forbes, Shari SL
Keywords: dispersal behaviour; forensic ecology; forensic taphonomy; human remains; law enforcement; search and recovery; skeletal elements; vertebrate scavengers
Discovery of biomarker signatures to accurately estimate time since death
Principal investigators: Forbes, Shari
Keywords: Biomarkers, ; Time since death; Metabolomic; Isotopic; Genomics; Forensic pathology; Forensic anthropology; Forensic odontology; Missing persons; Death investigations
Developing an electronic nose for frontline detection of illegal forest products
Principal investigators: Forbes, Shari
Keywords: E-nose Forest crime Odour fingerprint Volatile organic compounds Sensor selection Pattern recognition Field-portable Trafficked flora Timber forensics
Characterising chemical markers of decomposition to advance death investigations
Principal investigators: Forbes, Shari
Keywords: decomposition chemistry; forensic taphonomy; volatile organic compounds; odour profiling; two-dimensional gas chromatography; canine olfaction; lipid degradation; soil chemistry; decay processes
Canada 150 Research Chair in Forensic Thanatology
Principal investigators: Forbes, Shari
Canada 150 Research Chair in Forensic Thanatology
Principal investigators: Forbes, Shari
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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