Spanish and Portuguese Speaking WG (GHEP)

Grupo de Habla Española y Portuguesa de la ISFG / Grupo de Línguas Espanhola e Portuguesa da ISFG

PROFICIENCY TESTING

Participation is possible for everyone (both GHEP and non-GHEP members)

Accredited under the standard ISO/IEC 17403:2010 (Basic Level)

The GHEP-ISFG Proficiency Test has 2 levels (Basic and Advenced). In addition, you can also participate in the two Advanced Theoretical Challenges (Forensic and Kinship)

Available in Spanish, Portuguese and English

A final report, available in Spanish and English, is released every year

Massive Parallel Sequencing and Non-Human item

Currently, the GHEP-ISFG PT also includes the analysis of markers through MPS and a non-human item for species identification

How to participate

Additional info →

PUBLICATIONS

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Do not miss the 39 publications of this WG.

This is a very active group, with many collaborations among its members!

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES OR MEETINGS

Meeting 2026

XXXI GHEP meeting 2026

May 20-22

México City

Symposium: Retos en la interpretación y comunicación de la prueba ante los tribunales

Upcoming

📅 MAY 20 | 9h-14h

📍 Mexico City

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WS: Identificación de víctimas en desastres / Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)

Upcoming

📅 MAY 20 | 9h-17h

📍 México City

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WS: Genetica de poblaciones aplicada a la interpretacion forense

Upcoming

📅 MAY 19 | 9h-18h

📍 México City

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WS: X-STR markers in kinship analysis

Upcoming

📅 MAY 19 | 9h-18h

📍 México City

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GHEP-ISFG Board

President

Pedro A. Barrio Caballero

Servicio de Biología. Departamento de Madrid Instituto Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias Forenses (INTCF) Ministerio de Justicia

C/ José Echegaray 4 E-28232 Las Rozas de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Vice President

Leonor Gusmão

DNA Diagnostic laboratory (LDD) State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524. Maracanã 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil

Secretary

Manuel Crespillo Márquez

Servicio de Biología. Departamento de Barcelona Instituto Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias Forenses (INTCF) Ministerio de Justicia

08002 Barcelona, Spain

Treasurer

Ronaldo Carneiro da Silva Junior

Brazilian Federal Police

Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

GHEP-2025

XXX GHEP Meeting 2025

📍 Barcelona, Spain

📅 September 16-19, 2025

GHEP-2024

XXIX GHEP Meeting 2024

📍 Salta, Argentina

📅 June 4-6, 2024

GHEP-2023

XXVIII GHEP Meeting 2023

📍 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

📅 July 26-28, 2023

PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES

GHEP on-line school (GHEP-OS)

Ghep-OS-WS1-Autum

WS1 | Uso del software Familias para la valoración estadística de parentescos – Iniciación

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📅 October 6, 13, 27 and November 3

Ghep-OS-WS2-Autum

WS2 | Evaluation of biological results given activities

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📅 October 7, 14 and 28, 2025 (Tuesdays)

Ghep-OS-WS3-Autum

WS3 | Inferencia de la ancestralidad, predicción de características visibles externas y estimación de la edad

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📅 October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2025 (Wednesdays)

Ghep-OS-WS1-Spring

WS1 | X-chromosomal markers in forensic genetics

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📅 March 10, 17 and 24, 2025 (Mondays)

Ghep-OS-WS2-Spring

WS2 | Acreditación en el campo de la Genética Forense y estrategias de validación de ensayos

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📅 March 11, 18 and 25, 2025 (Tuesdays)

Ghep-OS-WS3-Spring

WS3 | La genética en la Identificación de víctimas a gran escala: comparación de perfiles y evaluación estadística con Familias.

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📅 March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2025 (Wednesdays)

Scientific Prize António Amorim

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The António Amorim Scientific Prize rewards the best presentations (oral and poster) during the GHEP-ISFG meetings with a certificate and free registration vouchers for GHEP-ISFG online workshops, valid for one year.

First prize: Certificate and 3 vouchers

Second prize: Certificate and 2 vouchers

Third prize: Certificate and 1 voucher