Dr Penelope Haddrill
Senior Teaching Fellow
Pure and Applied Chemistry
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Strathclyde Medal (Team Award) Recipient 2021 Winner, Best Overall Teacher Award, Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards Recipient 2017 University of Strathclyde Wiley Prize for Best Performing MSc Forensic Science Student Recipient 2013 Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, Most Meritorious Postgraduate Student Prize Recipient 2013 Young Entrepreneurs Scheme Recipient 1998
Prize And Awards
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Application of fingermark enhancement techniques on Clydesdale Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland £10 and £5 polymer banknotes in a pseudo-operational trial Joannidis Carina Anna, Haddrill Penelope R, Laing Kenny Forensic Science International Vol 349 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111758 Development of a targeted forensic test for the identification of Eurasian beaver DNA Žbogar Karmen, Kaden Jennifer C, Webster Lucy MI, Haddrill Penelope R Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments Vol 2 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2022.100047 Lockdown labs : pivoting to remote learning in forensic science higher education Davidson Katie J, Haddrill Penelope R, Casali Fabio, Murphy Bronagh, Gibson Lorraine, Robinson Margaret, Clunie Alexander, Christie James, Curran Lynn, Carlysle-Davies Felicity Science and Justice Vol 62, pp. 805-813 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2022.05.001 Research trends in forensic science : a scientometric approach to analyze the content of the INTERPOL reviews Ménard Hervé, Akinpelu Oyewumi, Fiakpui Nana A, He Rong (Lily), Huxter Sarah, Jordan Caitlin, Judge Lucy, King Aoife, Miller Brianna, Moggs Sophie E, Patrascu Carmen-Teodora, Pearson Teri, Seneviratne M Eranthi J, Timmerman Lotte E, Haddrill Penny R, Klu Joyce K, Cole Christian, Nic Daéid Niamh WIREs Forensic Science (2021) https://doi.org/10.1002/wfs2.1447 Developments in forensic DNA analysis Haddrill Penny R Emerging Topics in Life Sciences Vol 5, pp. 381-393 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20200304 Determination of the most effective enhancement process for latent fingermarks on Clydesdale Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland £5 and £10 polymer banknotes Joannidis Carina, Haddrill Penny, Laing Kenny Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Report 2020/21 (2021) (2021)
Publications
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External Examiner, Northumbria University Examiner 1/8/2020 CPD - Courtroom Skills Training - Witness Familiarisation Participant 9/7/2020 CPD - Excellence in Report Writing Participant 2/7/2020 External Examiner, University of Central Lancashire Examiner 6/3/2020 Forensic genetics: beyond DNA profiling. Speaker 13/1/2020 Forensic Capability Network (External organisation) Advisor 2020
Development of a kit for the collection of human DNA evidence in wildlife crime cases in Scotland. Haddrill, Penny (Principal Investigator) Govan, James (Co-investigator) Wildlife crime is a high priority for the Scottish Government, yet prosecution and conviction rates remain low for these types of crime. This results in part from the fact that many of these crimes occur in remote locations, meaning that Police Scotland face challenges in the gathering of sufficient evidence for the identification and prosecution of perpetrators. It has been shown that the perpetrator’s DNA can be recovered from the carcasses of poached deer and from baits, traps and carcasses in raptor persecution cases, but this technology has rarely been used in the investigation of these types of crime. We will develop a kit to collect human DNA from wildlife crime scenes, demonstrate that it can be effectively used to recover DNA of suitable quality and quantity to produce reportable profiles in the laboratory and natural environment, and develop a training programme to instruct individuals in the use of the kits. This will facilitate the capture of evidence at the scene of wildlife crimes, increasing the utilisation of forensic science at source for these cases, with the ultimate aim of increasing rates of prosecution and conviction of individuals who perpetrate crime against animals in Scotland. 03-Jan-2019 Forensic Science Marketing Tour in Canada Savage, Katy (Principal Investigator) Haddrill, Penny (Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2015
Research Interests
My research background is in molecular and population genetics, which are the fields of science that underpin the analysis, statistical interpretation and evaluation of forensic DNA evidence. I have therefore developed forensic genetics research by applying my experience to questions of a forensic nature. I am interested in the development of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) assays to determine the source, type, age and time of deposition of forensic samples, such as single or mixed body fluid stains and touch DNA. Current research in forensic genetics includes development of DNA methylation models to accurately determine the age of the donor of unknown body fluid samples, RNA degradation assays to determine the time of deposition of body fluid stains and the use of novel DNA profiling methods across different global populations.
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Dr
Penelope
Haddrill
Senior Teaching Fellow
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Email: penny.haddrill@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4377