Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Working Group


Grupo de Habla Española y Portuguesa de la ISFG / Grupo de Línguas Espanhola e Portuguesa da ISFG.
 
GHEP-ISFG Homepage
 
Contact info@ghep-isfg.org
 

In memory of Peter M. Schneider (1955-2022)

 
In memory of Peter M. SchneiderIn memory of Peter M. Schneider
 

Proficiency Testing

The GHEP-ISFG Proficiency Test (Basic Level) is accredited under the standard ISO/IEC 17403:2010. Participation is possible for everyone (both GHEP and non-GHEP members). This Proficiency Test is available in Spanish, Portuguese and English. A final report, available in Spanish and English, is released every year. The report includes: description of items, assigned values, anonymized individual results, methodology used, comments and recommendations from the organization, remarks and suggestions from the participants. Additional information can be found at http://ghep-isfg.org/en/proficiency/
 

Upcoming activities or meetings

Information regarding the 2024 meeting of the GHEP-ISFG will be available soon.
 

Previous meetings

The 2023 meeting of the Spanish and Portuguese-Speaking Working Group of the ISFG (GHEP-ISFG) was held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on July 26-28, 2023.
Hosted by Beatriz Martínez and colleagues from the Instituto de Investigaciones Inmunológicas, University of Cartagena, over 90 participants were present in this event, which included various topics, namely:
- 2 Symposiums on the scientific and legal aspects of expert reports in the context of Forensic Genetics, one more oriented to geneticists and the other to magistrates;
- Two full-day workshops on the use of mitochondrial DNA in the forensic field and on forensic genetic genealogy;
- A half-day presentation/discussion of the GHEP-ISFG/INTCFM Proficiency Test (EIADN 2023);
- A mini-symposium on DVI;
- The presentation/discussion of the Advanced Theoretical Challenges (ATC 2023), and
- The GHEP-ISFG General Assembly for GHEP members only.
 

You may find the detailed program here and more details on the GHEP-ISFG website
 
2023_ghep_meeting
 

President

Leonor Gusmão
DNA Diagnostic laboratory (LDD)
State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524. Maracanã
20550-900 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil
Tfno: +55 2123342183
leonorbgusmao@gmail.com
 

Vice President

Ulises Toscanini
PRICAI-Fundación Favaloro
Av. Belgrano, 1782 - S.S.
C1093AAS - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tfno: +54-1143781205
Fax: +54-1143831197
utoscanini@ghep-isfg.org
 

Secretary GHEP-ISFG

Manuel Crespillo Márquez
Servicio de Biología. Departamento de Barcelona
Instituto Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias Forenses (INTCF)
Ministerio de Justicia
08002 Barcelona, Spain
Tfno: +34 933174061
manuelcrespillo@ghep-isfg.org
 

Treasurer

Pedro A. Barrio Caballero
Servicio de Biología. Departamento de Madrid
Instituto Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias Forenses (INTCF)
Ministerio de Justicia
C/ José Echegaray 4
E-28232 Las Rozas de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
pedrobarrio@ghep-isfg.org
 

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