Silke Grabherr

Silke Grabherr is a Full Professor of Legal Medicine at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva. She serves as Director of the Romand University Center for Legal Medicine (CURML), a collaborative center involving UNIL, UNIGE, CHUV, and HUG, overseeing forensic medicine research, teaching, and practice for French-speaking Switzerland with a team of over 150 and a 22 million franc budget.

Her research is centered on forensic imaging and the development of non-invasive post-mortem diagnostics. She pioneered the Multiphase Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Angiography (MPMCTA) technique, a virtual autopsy method that has become a global standard. This innovation allows for a comprehensive digital assessment of the body's internal and external state without dissection, often providing superior results to traditional autopsies.

Although specific publications are not listed in the source text, her body of work has fundamentally shaped the field of forensic imaging, leading to widespread adoption of her methods in routine practice, such as at the Lausanne site from 2012. Her research integrates radiology, forensic pathology, and digital technology.

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She is actively involved in academic mentoring and teaching, supervising the training of medical students and forensic experts at the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva. She has also contributed to the creation of a forensic radiology technician program at HESAV and provides instruction to police and military personnel. Her leadership role involves managing a large research and service-oriented team at the CURML.