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| Prof. Dr | Jorge | Villafañe | Universidad Europea de Madrid | Italy | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
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| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ekaterina | Viteva | Medical University - Plovdiv | Bulgaria | Excellence in Research Award | forensicscientist.org |
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| Mr | Kuang-Wei | Wang | Michigan State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | forensicscientist.org |
