Corporate Resource Center organized online guest lecture series on Exciting opportunities beyond the boundary on 20thOctober 2020 byDr Tripti Bhatnagar,Managing Director ,Codon Biotech Pvt Ltd , Noida for the students of Applied sciences.
The Main Objective of the lecture was toprovide a clear and concrete picture to the students about the relationship between Forensic Biology and biological science, explaining to them how this collaboration can help the forensics experts in studying the evidence collected from a crime scene, also in understanding relationships between evidence.
The topic of the lecture was ‘Amalgamation of Biological Science and Forensic Science’. The webinar was beautifully divided into forensic serology, Forensic Entomology, Forensic wood sciences, Wildlife forensics, Forensic DNA fingerprinting, Forensic microbiology, and Forensic biochemistry. During the presentation, Dr. Tripti elaborated on these terms and explained the basic techniques involved during the forensics investigation. She explained the concept with the help of case studies images and recent examples.
Dr Tripti Bhatnagar explained the strong connection between Forensics Sciences and Biological Sciences. She explained the other ways of a criminal investigation, like by matching the pollen grains on the suspect which are found in the local area. One of the new terms introduced to the students was Forensic Wood Science. This particular branch shows its application in the forensic products supply chain to eliminate fraud and combat illegal logging. The term was well explained with real-world examples such as marketing and exporting of teak wood and rosewoodfrom the US to China illegally.
Dr Tripti described the forensic serology where bloodstain determination can be done by luminol or hydrogen peroxide which reacts with catalase enzyme. A detailed overview of forensic DNA fingerprinting was explained. Dr. Tripti Bhatnagar explained the various Biological technique and handy tools to identify and match the DNA found on the criminal site with the existing records and determines if paternal or maternal profiling is needed.
Dr. Bhatnagar concluded the session by giving some real-life examples of the use of some of these molecular biology techniques which have been used in finding the maternal relationship with their children.