About Me

Biologist focused on forensic genetics, kinship analysis, and computational workflows for reproducible research.

Selected Projects

  • KinshipAssembly
    Open-source Shiny application that automates all-vs-all STR-based kinship comparisons between MPI/DVI families and POI Component pedigrees.

Education

  • M.Sc. in Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, FCEN & FI, Universidad de Buenos Aires. 2026-present
  • Data Science: Applications in Biology and Medicine with Python and R, Universidad de Barcelona. 2024
  • B.Sc in Biological Sciences, FCEN, Universidad de Buenos Aires. 2012-2018

Technical Stack

Python R Bash pandas NumPy scikit-learn tidyverse ggplot2 Plotly Git GitHub Jupyter RStudio RMarkdown Windows Linux WSL

Scientific Publications

ORCID iD 0009-0005-4781-4698

  • Herrera Piñero M, Biagini S, et al. (2026).
    Addressing complex kinship and incidental findings in MPI/DVI databases using SNP panels to strengthen casework reporting. Forensic Science International: Genetics.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2026.103511

  • Costa C, Álvarez JC, Angeletti S, Biagini S, Caputo M, Carnevali E, Castillo MI, et al. (2026).
    Statistical interpretation of cases involving mixtures: A Spanish and Portuguese-Speaking Working Group (GHEP-ISFG) collaborative exercise. Forensic Science International: Genetics.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103383

  • Biagini S, Canteros MS, Ginart S, Rabitti L, Gagliardi F, Furman N, Herrera Piñero M. (2025).
    Allele frequencies of 24 STR autosomal markers in Argentina. Molecular Biology Reports.
    DOI: 10.1007/s11033-025-10718-6

  • Use of 3915 kinship SNPs-microarrays in missing person identification in the absence of two generations. (2025).
    30th Congress of the International Society of Forensic Genetics - Proceedings. Book chapter, pp. 341-347.
    DOI (chapter): 10.15304/cc.2025.1869

  • Iungman M, Biagini S, Canteros M, Rabitti L, Maggiore J, Samsonowicz T, Herrera Piñero M. (2022).
    Empirical validation of a family-member prioritization approach to maximize statistical power in missing person cases. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2022.10.059

  • Miranda De Zela P.,Raices Montero C., Bozzo W., Samsonowicz T., Maggiore J., Biagini S., Herrera Piñero M.. (2021).
    Implicancias de la antropología y genética forenses en el análisis de restos humanos con fines identificatorios: el caso del Banco Nacional de Datos Genéticos (BNDG). Revista Internacional de Antropología y Odontología Forense. Volume 4, N° 2

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