Dipl. Biol. Dr. rer. medic. Mark Benecke, PhD, MSc Head, International Forensic Research & Consulting Forensic Biologist at Chief Medical Examiner's Office, New York (Manhattan Office), 1997 – 1999 Head of International Forensic Research & Consulting, Cologne, Germany since 1999 Officially Sworn In & Certified Expert for Biological Stains in Crime Cases since 2001 Research Interests: Forensic biology, complex forensic cases, microscopy, trace DNA, blood spatter Memberships: Member/Fellow: AAFS (American Academy of Forensic Sciences), ACML (Columbian Society for Forensic Medicine), Adli Bilimciler Dernegi (Turkey), BDK (German Association of the Criminal Police), Colegio Internacional de Investigadores Forenses (Mexico), DGRM (German Society for Legal Medicine), DZG (German Zoological Society), GDNÄ (German Society of Natural Scientists and Medical Doctors), Honorary Member of the Peruvian Society for Biology (Peru), Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (India), International Association of Forensic Investigators, Linnean Society (England), North American Forensic Entomology Association (NAFEA), Sezuan Society for Forensic Medicine (China), Singapore Society for Legal Medicine