SUSANA Maria Serrão Carinhas Santinho COSTA Pires Marques. Completed the phD in Sociology in 2010 by University of Coimbra, Master in Sociology in 2001 by University of Coimbra and BA in Sociology in 1996 by University of Coimbra. She Is Auxiliary Researcher at Centre for Social Studies (CES, University of Coimbra) and recently has awarded a CEEC contract under a competitive application. She is Professor at the Phd Programme Sociology of the State, Law and Justice and co-coordinator of the thematic line: Risk(s), ecologies and health. She is invited Assistant Professor at University of Maia (Deviance, Crime, Control and Social Change; Orientation of Dissertation Seminar; Advance Topics on Criminology) and member of the Research Unit on Criminology and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia. She is member of the directory board of the Innocence Project (Portugal) and member of the deontological committee of the Portuguese Sociological Association. She has published 17 papers in indexed journals; she has 20 books chapters and 5 books published. She has organized 10 events. She has supervised 35 MSc dissertations and she was the main arguer of 11 Master thesis. She has received 1 award. She participated as Invited Scientist Fellow in 2 project(s), as PhD Student Fellow in 2 project(s), as Post-doc Fellow in 2 project(s). She conducted 4 projects and participated in 7 projects. She works in sociology, with emphasis on social studies of science and forensic genetics. In her professional activities interacted with 41 collaborators from Portugal, Brazil, France, Austria, Denmark, Spain, UK and renowned Universities: London School of Economics, Northumbria University, Cumbria University, Westminster University; Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation, Paris; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), between others. She was visitant researcher at London School of Economics, Northumbria University and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). She was invited by the Romanian Ministry of Research , Innovation and Digitalization (MCID) to take part of the evaluation process of the Romanian scientific research applications. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: DNA technology; DNA database; biolegality; forensic imaginary; criminal investigation; evidence; forensic science; genetics; law; social studies of science; police; paternity; sub-epistemic cultures; crime scene; practices; technological enthusiasm; scientification of police work, judges, experts, technicians, knowledge; genetics; civic epistemology; co-production; ecology of knowledge; ready-made evidence; troublesome knowledge.