Danuta Kadłub

Danuta Kadłub, MA – PhD student in the discipline of biological sciences. She completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees in biology at the Pedagogical University of Cracow. Insects are at the center of her scientific interests. She is particularly interested in forensic entomology and the potential for using beetles to gain information important to law enforcement agencies. In her master’s thesis, she analyzed changes in insect succession on the carcass of a pig affected by extensive injury in the Zakopane area.

In her research project, she would like to focus on examining how body decomposition and insect succession on corpses are affected by the altitude gradient in the mountains. Her main aim is to develop succession models and patterns of corpse decomposition that can be used in determining the postmortem time of corpses found in the Tatra Mountains.