This course introduces principles of forensic serology, pathology, and toxicology and provides basic knowledge of the application of techniques in these areas to forensic investigations, including identification of human remains, partial individualization of biological materials, and detection of drugs in biological matrices. This course presents laboratory applications of forensic serology, pathology, and toxicology. Techniques of comparison and individualization of biological evidence will be utilized. The theory and practice of microscopic, biological, immunological, and chemical analysis will be applied to the examination of blood, seminal fluid, saliva, hair, tissues, botanical samples, and other materials of forensic interest. This course is a comprehensive study of the multidisciplinary scientific principles and techniques which comprise the modern basis of human death investigation.
Emphasis is placed on forensic pathology and the pathophysiology of natural and unnatural death.
Complementary techniques from physical anthropology, radiology and odontology are integrated through didactic presentations and case studies. This course is a comprehensive study of the scientific principles and techniques which comprise modern forensic toxicology. Emphasis is placed on modern instrumental techniques used in the toxicological analysis of biological samples. This lecture and laboratory course presents advanced principles of serology with forensic laboratory applications. This course includes the theory and practice of techniques used to identify and individualize biological samples of forensic interest.