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RECENT PRESENTATIONS

The Iceman
- a modern day investigation of a 5,000 year old mystery 
Lecture delivered to the University of Verona in May 2008 by Professor Peter Vanezis (Barts and the London, University of London) in collaboration with Professor Franco Tagliaro and Dr Federica Bortolotti (University of Verona)

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External links to the Iceman can be found through: "Death of the Iceman" - a synopsis of a BBC Horizon TV documentary first broadcast on 7th February 2002

 
 
Forensic toxicology findings from the autopsy of the mummy of Cangrande I della Scala, Prince of Verona (1291 - 1329):
Evidence of poisoning with Digitalis.
F. Bortolotti, R. Gottardo, G. Brocco, F. Tagliaro
Presentation at TIAFT meeting 2008, La Martinique, French West Indies, June 2-6 2008

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General information on Cangrande from Wikipedia

.....and further details of his autopsy

 

 

 

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENCY TRANSFERRIN - A MARKER FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE

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Mass Disaster Management: Lessons Learnt from Past Disasters.
 
Dr Eric Dykes
 
XIV National Congress of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences
29th of October to 1st of November                   Paipa, Boyaca, Colombia

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Disaster Victim Identification: Lessons Learnt from Past Disasters.
 
Dr Eric Dykes
 
XIC National Congress of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences
29th of October to 1st of November 2008          Baipa, Boyaca, Colombia

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