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Research interests
I'm currently interested in
- the analysis, detection and monitoring of New Psychoactive Substances in seized (non-biological) and biological matrixes
- epidemiological evaluation of substance use, including analysis of sub-populations, as well as alternative methods for populational evaluation of exposure (wastewater based epidemiology and contaminated surfaces)
- machine learning applied to spectroscopic methods for the identification of New Psychoactive Substances on different substrates
Biography
Dr. Julio de Carvalho Ponce is currently an Assistant Professor in Forensic Science at Northumbria University.
He previously worked for 13 years (2009 - 2022) as an Official Criminal Expert in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has held positions as a Crimes Agains Life Field Officer, Forensic Toxicology Lab Analyst, Volume Crimes Field Officer, Biology and Biochemistry (DNA) Lab Analyst and became the Head of the Seized Drug Analysis Laboratory in 2019 (staying at that position until leaving the police force).
He has also published articles on the epidemiology of drug use (especially alcohol and traffic) and the discovery of New Psychoactive Substances in seized materials.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, PhD, Estimate of the prevalence of drivers under the influence of alcohol and enforcement behaviour with breathalyzers, Universidade de São Paulo
Award Date: 22 Oct 2020
Health Studies, MSc, Alcohol in fatal traffic accident victims in the city of Sao Paulo, 2005, Universidade de São Paulo
Award Date: 4 Mar 2010
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Novel strategies in drug concealment
de Carvalho Ponce, J., 17 May 2024, Cases on Forensic and Criminological Science for Criminal Detection and Avoidance. Chaussée, A. & Leonard, L. J. (eds.). Hershey. US: IGI Global, p. 31-49 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The use of prodrugs as drugs of abuse
de Carvalho Ponce, J., 1 May 2024, In: WIREs Forensic Science. 6, 3, 13 p., e1514.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The mystery behind the apprehensions of the selective cannabinoid receptor type-2 agonist BZO-HEXOXIZID (MDA-19) as a drug of abuse
de Araujo, K. R. G., Fabris, A. L., Neves Júnior, L. F., de Carvalho Ponce, J., Soares, A. L., Costa, J. L. & Yonamine, M., 1 Jan 2023, In: Forensic Toxicology. 41, 1, p. 142-150 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection of cocaine crystals dispersed on non- Erythroxylum herbs
de Carvalho Ponce, J., Neves Junior, L. F. N., da Silva, A. C. S., Liberatori, L. C. & de Medeiros, P. V., 1 Mar 2022, In: Forensic Science International. 332, p. 1-3 3 p., 111209.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lucy is back in Brazil with a new dress
Junior, L. F. N., Fabris, A. L., Barbosa, I. L., de Carvalho Ponce, J., Martins, A. F., Costa, J. L. & Yonamine, M., 1 Dec 2022, In: Forensic Science International. 341, p. 1-7 7 p., 111497.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)