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Iva Gomes

Name: Iva Gomes

E-mail: igomes@i3s.up.pt

Iva Gomes

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Lab Technician of Ipatimup Diagnostics

Short CV

Iva Gomes is currently the Technical Director of the Forensic Genetics and Kinship Analyses Unit at Ipatimup Diagnosticss. A specialist in human genetics, her research has focused on the study of polymorphisms and biomarkers at the genome and transcriptome levels, with applications in forensic sciences and in the genetic characterization of populations. As head of the Forensic Genetics Unit, her main objective is the development and implementation of new technologies and tools to support forensic expertise, particularly in criminal investigations and kinship testing.

Between 2005 and 2010, she carried out most of her doctoral research at IPATIMUP, while also undertaking research periods at internationally renowned forensic genetics institutions, including the Instituto de Ciencias Forenses Luís Concheiro in Santiago de Compostela (Spain), the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States. In 2010, she obtained her PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela and was awarded the Extraordinary Doctoral Prize for that academic year.

She subsequently continued her scientific career in Germany at the Department of Forensic Molecular Genetics of the Institute of Legal Medicine in Cologne, supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, where she remained for seven years. During this period, her work focused mainly on gene expression analysis of RNA markers for the identification of body fluids and tissues in the context of criminal investigations. She was also a member of the coordinating team of the first European forensic genetics consortium, the European Forensic Genetics Network of Excellence (EUROFORGEN-NoE, FP7-SEC-2011-285487; 2012–2017).

In 2018, she returned to IPATIMUP and to i3S — the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health at the University of Porto — where she served until 2025 as an Assistant Researcher under the FCT CEEC 2017 programme, integrated in the Population Genetics and Evolution research group.

Alongside her research activities, she has been actively involved in teaching and training, delivering several modules and seminars. She has served as an Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto in the Master’s programme in Forensic Genetics. Throughout her career, she has supervised several MSc and PhD theses, contributing to the training of young researchers in human genetics. With an h-index of 22, she has authored around 55 peer-reviewed scientific articles, including several book chapters.

First Author

1. Gomes I, Pinto N, Antão-Sousa S, Gomes V, Gusmão L, Amorim A

Twenty Years Later: A Comprehensive Review of the X Chromosome Use in Forensic Genetics. Frontiers in genetics 11: 926, 2020. [Review]

doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00926 PMID: 33093840.

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2. Gomes I, Pereira V, Gomes V, Prata MJ, Pinto N, Carracedo A, Amorim A, Gusmão L

The Karimojong from Uganda: genetic characterization using an X-STR decaplex system. Forensic science international. Genetics 3: e127-8, 2009. [Article]

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.10.009 PMID: 19647697.

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3. Gomes I, Prinz M, Pereira R, Bieschke E, Mayr WR, Amorim A, Carracedo A, Gusmão L

X-chromosome STR sequence variation, repeat structure, and nomenclature in humans and chimpanzees. International journal of legal medicine 123: 143-9, 2009. [Article]

doi: 10.1007/s00414-008-0303-x PMID: 19082840.

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4. Gomes I, Pereira R, Mayr WR, Amorim A, Carracedo A, Gusmão L

Evaluation of DXS9902, DXS7132, DXS6809, DXS7133, and DXS7423 in humans and chimpanzees: sequence variation, repeat structure, and nomenclature. International journal of legal medicine 123: 403-12, 2009. [Article]

doi: 10.1007/s00414-009-0357-4 PMID: 19536558.

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5. Gomes I, Prinz M, Pereira R, Meyers C, Mikulasovich RS, Amorim A, Carracedo A, Gusmão L

Genetic analysis of three US population groups using an X-chromosomal STR decaplex. International journal of legal medicine 121: 198-203, 2007. [Article]

doi: 10.1007/s00414-006-0146-2 PMID: 17237948.

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Senior Author

1. Gonzalez R, Martins S, Duraes L, Sousa P, Figueruelo M, Rodriguez M, Pita C, Arenas M, Alvarez L, Hornero R, Gomez C, Pinto N, Lopes AM, Gomes I

APOE allele frequency in late onset Alzheimer's disease patients from Iberia Medicine 99: -, 2020. [Meeting Abstract]

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2. Loureiro S, Amorim A, Caine L, Silva B, Gomes I

Evaluation of two DNA/RNA co-extraction methods for body fluid identification in forensics Forensic science international. Genetics Supplement Series 7: 250-252, 2019. [Article]

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.09.096.

3. Gomes C, Amorim A, Okolie VO, Keshinro SO, Starke A, Vullo C, Gusmao L, Gomes I

Genetic insight into Nigerian population groups using an X-chromosome decaplex system Forensic science international. Genetics Supplement Series 7: 501-503, 2019. [Article]

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.10.067.

@ 2014 Ipatimup Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto