Ronny Decorte

Ronny Decorte is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, affiliated with the Department of Imaging & Pathology under the Forensic Biomedical Sciences unit. His research bridges forensic genetics, population genetics, and ancient DNA analysis, focusing on Y-chromosome evolution, familial kinship estimation, and post-mortem molecular processes.

As Promotor of projects like 'An interdisciplinary mission to unravel historical mysteries through the Y-chromosome' (2025-2026) and 'The genetics behind historical socio-demography in Flanders' (2021-2025), Decorte integrates genetic data with historical narratives. His publications emphasize Y-chromosomal phylogeny, forensic DNA profiling, and microbiome applications in forensics.

His contributions include developing tools like YMrCA for Y-ancestor time estimation and CSYseq for high-resolution Y-SNP/STR typing. He also explores post-mortem molecular dynamics (e.g., thanatotranscriptome DNA repair) and serves on institutional councils including the Faculty of Medicine Council and Biomedical Sciences Library Council.