Forensic Molecular Biology

Catalog description

This laboratory and lecture course will introduce molecular biology concepts, techniques, and methods that are essential in forensic DNA laboratories. Topics will include ethics, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), evidence handling, examination, and sample collection, as well as DNA extraction, quantitation, amplification, and typing. Students will examine and process mock evidence as a forensic DNA analyst would. This foundation will be expanded upon in FORE 530.