Prof. Dr.med. Heidi Pfeiffer

Current affiliations

  • Institute of Forensic Medicine

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Forensic genetics
  • Forensic age determination
  • Forensic histopathology

Academic Education

09/1979 - 09/1984Study, Medical Academie Sofia

Work Experience

since 03/2008Director of the Institute of Legal Medicine, University Münster
since 03/2008Director of the Institute of Legal Medicine, University Münster
03/2006 - 08/2007First Senior Doctor in Legal Medicine, University of Münster
03/1996 - 03/2006Assistent Doctor in Legal Medicine, University of Münster
09/1984 - 09/1989Assistent Doktor in Legal Medicine, Medical Academy Erfurt

Functions and Memberships

since 01/2009Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Legal Medicine

Appointments

2007Offer to a Professorship, Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg
2006Offer to a Professorship for Legal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna

Publications

Schulze Johann, K; Bauer, H; Wiegand, P; Pfeiffer, H; Vennemann, M (2023)
In: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 19(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
de Arellano Sanchez, JAR; Ortiz, JMM; Quintero, AL; Pfeiffer, H; Vennemann, M; Bauer, H (2023)
In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 137(2)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Schulze Johann, K; Bauer, Hannah; Wiegand, P; Pfeiffer, H; Vennemann, M (2023)
In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 137(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Ottow C.; Schmidt S.; Schulz R.; Sottmann L.; Heindel W.; Krähling T.; Pfeiffer H.; Vieth V.; Schmeling A. (2023)
In: Rechtsmedizin, 33(2)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Wirth, I; Fracasso, T; Pfeiffer, H; Schmeling, A (2022)
In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 137(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: since 15/04/2021
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2016
Funded by: EC FP 7 - Network of Excellence
Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration: 27/07/2009 - 01/05/2013
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 01/12/2005 - 30/11/2010
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project

Prizes

Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Awarded by: German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Award given to: Pfeiffer, Heidi
Date of awarding: 01/01/2010
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Prize of the German Society of Legal Medicine 2000
Awarded by: German Society of Legal Medicine
Award given to: Pfeiffer, Heidi
Announced at: 15/09/2000 | Date of awarding: 15/09/2000
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Charakterisierung genetischer Polymorphismen in den kodierenden Regionen von Genen, welche Enzyme zur Metabolisierung von THC kodieren
Candidate: Gogia, Annamika | Supervisors: Pfeiffer, Heidi
Period of time: until 23/03/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Sequenzanalyse des mitochondrialen Genoms beim Syndrom des Plötzlichen Säuglingstodes (SIDS)
Candidate: Schumann, Stefanie | Supervisors: Pfeiffer, Heidi; Klämbt, Christian; Dworniczak, Bernd
Period of time: 09/04/2010 - 07/08/2013
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The analysis of mtDNA SNPs with the SNaPshot technique in forensic molecular biology
Candidate: Köhnemann, Stephan | Supervisors: Pfeiffer, Heidi
Period of time: until 13/04/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Zum Phänomen der Blutaspiration nach akutem Tod durch massives Schädelhirntrauma mit kompletter Hirnzerreißung oder Dekapitation
Candidate: Lingens, Jasmin | Supervisors: Pfeiffer, Heidi
Period of time: until 07/10/2009
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Ultrastrukturpathologie der Ertrinkungslunge beim Menschen
Candidate: Metje, Alina | Supervisors: Pfeiffer, Heidi
Period of time: until 18/05/2009
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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