Master’s student receives travel grant for research into bite marks
Signe Klitgaard Bitsch is a master’s student in odontology and a research year student at the Department of Forensic Medicine. She is being awarded HM Queen Margrethe II’s travel grant in connection with Aarhus University’s annual celebration in September.
How do you document traces of human activity so that they can be used as evidence in a court case? This question has sparked Signe Klitgaard Bitsch’s interest in bite mark analysis in forensic medicine.
During her research year at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Signe Klitgaard Bitsch has worked with bite mark analysis and explored the challenges that arise when applying odontological knowledge to forensic investigations.
There is currently no gold standard for bite mark analysis, and Signe Klitgaard Bitsch has identified a gap in the market for a potential product that could improve the precision of bite mark analysis by connecting the results of 3D scans more effectively. She is currently in the process of applying for a patent for the product.
With the support of HM Queen Margrethe II’s travel grant, Signe Klitgaard Bitsch will have the opportunity to strengthen the project’s international perspective and further develop her academic interests through a study period abroad.
The travel grant is one of five awarded each year across Aarhus University’s faculties. The grant is worth DKK 25,000 and is intended to give talented students the opportunity to study abroad as part of their degree programme.
Contact
Master’s student and research year student Signe Klitgaard Bitsch
Aarhus University, Department of Forensic Medicine – Forensic Pathology
Email: sibi@forens.au.dk