Lecturer: Marie Allen, professor at Uppsala University
Evidence samples at a crime scene have often been subjected to harsh environments and may have degraded as well as damaged DNA often present in very small
amounts. Our research involves development of assays for forensic analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as well as autosomal markers using pyrosequencing,
Sangersequencing and next generation sequencing (NGS). New, sensitive and highly
discriminating assays that can handle challenging samples will also be helpful in genetic investigations of historical samples. e improved assays have allowed successful
DNA analysis from the putative remains of Hermann Göring’s wife Carin, Saint
Birgitta and her daughter, Nicolaus Copernicus, as well as viking age remains.