- Docente: Carla Bini
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/43
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will learn basis on disciplines of the forensic sciences as forensic pathology, forensic genetics, forensic toxicology. Describe the basic methodology used by the forensic investigators for determining the cause of death, to reconstruct a DNA profile from the biological stain and to aid medical or legal examination of death, poisoning, and drug abuse. Interpret the results of a kinship analysis and of DNA mixed profiles, understand the meaning of a DNA profile match and employ statistics to weight the strength of evidence. Illustrate guidelines and recommendations for personal identification analysis and kinship testing adopted by forensic laboratories and the minimum laboratory requirements.
Course contents
Introduction to forensic medicine (definition, partition, methodology), forensic sciences, the scientific evidence
Outlines of thanatology, traumatology and cause of death. Information to the judicial authority, professional secret, informed consent.
Crime scene investigation, Blood Stain Pattern analysis (BPA), body fluids identification in forensic
Forensic genetics
Forensic toxicology
DNA profiling in personal identification and kinship testing, DNA phenotyping
Lineage markers in forensic genetics
Pharmacogenetics
Interpretation of genetic data and statistical evaluation in forensic genetics, DNA database
Guidelines, recommendations and laboratory certifications for forensic genetics analysis
Readings/Bibliography
- MEDICINA LEGALE - A. Cicognani, M. Fallani, S. Pelotti- Società editrice Esculapio
- INTRODUZIONE ALLA GENETICA FORENSE- A. Tagliabracci, F. Alessandrini, L. Mazzarini, V. Onofri, N. Onori, C. Turchi- Springer Biomed
- Advanced Topics in FORENSIC DNA TYPING: METHODOLOGY/INTERPRETATION- J. M. Butler - Elsevier
- Original research articles on Pubmed
- Guidelines and recommendation GeFI, ENFSI, ISFG
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and laboratory
Assessment methods
Multiple-choice questions text
Teaching tools
Slides of the lessons
Original research articles
Office hours
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