Member Profile
Membership type: full
Mishel Stephenson
Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: Guatemala, Guatemala General field of specialization: Other-
Degrees
2012 Master Biological Systems and Organisms2007 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Other
Forensic Genetics
Publications resulting from Research:
• Marco García, Luis Martinez, Mishel Stephenson, John Crews, Fredy Peccerelli. Analysis of complex kinship cases for human identification of civil war victims in Guatemala using M-FISys software. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series. Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 250-252, December 2009.
• Stephenson, Mishel. Biofilm related genes and the adherence of Escherichia coli O157:H7.2014. Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-3-659-55225-0
• Johnston Emma and Stephenson Mishel. DNA Profiling Success Rates from Degraded Skeletal Remains in Guatemala. J Forensic Sci, 2016
• M. Stephenson-Ojeaa,1 , J.A. Aguilar-Velázquezb,1 , M.A. García-Kingb , H. Rangel-Villalobosb Forensic parameters of 15 autosomal STRs (Identifiler™ kit) in three Mayan groups and one Mestizo population from Guatemala. Legal Medicine 37 (2019) 25–27
Current profession
Current professional activities type:AdministrationChief of Forensic Genetics at NGO that applies forensic sciences to scientifically support human rights violations investigations, including the search and identification of disappeared persons in different countries and contexts.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2019 Longmont, Colorado Capacitación en RAPID DNA, ANDE2019 Mexico DF Capacitación en uso de sistema NGS Ion S5-Ion Chef, ThermoFisher2019 Guatemala, Guatemala Gestión de Riesgos en Sistemas de Acreditacion de Laboratorios ISO 31010:20132018 Barcelona, España DNA Evidence to Investigative Insights, Verogen NGSPresentation given
2019Forensic GeneticsKigali, RwandaEvent: International Forensic Academy I2019Monitoring and evaluation and Use of Forensic Sciences in the search of the dissappearedTunis, TunezEvent: MENA Transitional Justice Academy II2015Lecciones aprendidas del análisis de más de 20,000 muestras para la identificación de osamentas de desaparecidos en GuatemalaGrapevine, TexasEvent: Simposio Internacional de Identificación Humana 2015, Taller del Grupo Latinoamericano de Trabajo sobre Identificación Humana -
Other Awards
Aug 2010Fulbright Award for Master in GeneticsFulbright Award for Master in Genetics in Iowa State UniversityMar 2016Cum LaudeFor Biochemistry and Microbiology degree
