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Researcher
Bram Bekaert
- Disciplines:Other chemical sciences, Other biological sciences, Forensic medicine, Criminology
Affiliations
- Forensic Biomedical Sciences (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2014 → Today
Projects
1 - 9 of 9
- Innovative forensic trace investigation via microfluidics and single-cell genomicsFrom1 Oct 2025 → TodayFunding: HORIZON.2.3 - Civil Security for Society
- Continued provision of an affordable medium-parametric cell analysis solution at the KU Leuven Flow Cytometry core facilityFrom1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Continued provision of an affordable medium-parametric cell analysis solution at the KU Leuven Flow Cytometry core facilityFrom1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Microfluidic Cell Hunter: one cell away from identifying the perpetratorFrom11 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- µForensiCell: Development and validation of a microfluidic device for single cell sorting in forensic caseworkFrom1 Mar 2023 → TodayFunding: IOF - technology validation in lab
- Single cell sorting and DNA profiling in complex forensic caseworkFrom1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sep 2022Funding: IOF - technology validation in lab
- Single-cell sorting and DNA profiling for complex forensic caseworkFrom1 Sep 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Research on the scientific methodology and quality control in Belgian forensic and criminal investigation.From1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2023Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Development of a forensic molecular clock to determine time of death and blood trace deposition timeFrom1 Sep 2015 → 20 Apr 2021Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
Publications
1 - 10 of 49
- Cost-effective optimisation and validation of the VISAGE enhanced tool assay on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform(2025)Published in: Forensic Science International-GeneticsISSN: 1872-4973Volume: 78
- Enhancing postmortem diagnostics: over a decade of ISO 17020 accreditation and guidelines implementation in forensic pathology(2025)Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and PathologyISSN: 1547-769XIssue: 2Volume: 21
- Improving the age estimation model for toenails(2023)Published in: Forensic Science International-GeneticsISSN: 1872-4973Volume: 66
- Age determination through DNA methylation patterns in fingernails and toenails(2023)Published in: Forensic Science International-GeneticsISSN: 1872-4973Volume: 64
- Mild daily stress, in interaction with NR3C1 DNA methylation levels, is linked to alterations in the HPA axis and ANS response to acute stress in early adolescents(2023)Published in: PsychoneuroendocrinologyISSN: 0306-4530Volume: 150
- Separation of sperm and epithelial cells based on fluorescence-activated cell sorting(2022)Published in: Forensic Science International. Genetics Supplement SeriesISSN: 1875-1768Volume: 8Pages: 239 - 241
- Commentary Time since contact influences DNA profiling success of cartridges and fired cartridge casings(2022)Published in: Forensic Science InternationalISSN: 0379-0738Volume: 340
- Genetic and epigenetic regulation of Catechol-O-methyltransferase in relation to inflammation in chronic fatigue syndrome and Fibromyalgia(2022)Published in: Journal of Translational MedicineISSN: 1479-5876Issue: 1Volume: 20
- Zijn vingersporen onfeilbare getuigen in een strafzaak? Over onbewuste beïnvloeding tijdens vingerafdrukanalyses(2022)Published in: In-MindISSN: 1877-5306Issue: 2Volume: 2022
- Spoor 9 en ¾? De forensische politie als bijna onzichtbare protagonist van het moderne speurwerk(2022)Published in: Panopticon: Tijdschrift voor Strafrecht, Criminologie en Forensisch WelzijnswerkISSN: 0771-1409Issue: 1Volume: 43Pages: 53 - 67