About
Eva Scheurer is a Clinical Professor of Forensic Medicine and Director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Basel since 2014. She currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the same institution. Her work focuses on advancing forensic medicine through imaging technologies and scientific methodology.
- Education: MSc in Physics (University of Bern), Dr. med. (University of Bern), Habilitation in Forensic Medicine (Medical University of Graz)
- Expertise: Forensic Radiology, Postmortem Imaging, MRI-based Trauma Analysis, Age Estimation
Key research areas include clinical-forensic imaging, particularly for injury dating and identification. She pioneered MRI alternatives to X-ray-based age estimation and developed technical frameworks like infrared photography setups for forensic documentation. Her publications (2012-2022) demonstrate consistent innovation in postmortem MRI, hematoma quantification, and computational forensic tools.
As Institute Director, she established:
- Postdoc/PhD positions in forensic chemistry and genetics
- Research group for forensic imaging
- Interdisciplinary journal clubs
- Ethical frameworks for non-invasive postmortem imaging
