Research Activities

• Diagnosis of Fabricated Injuries on the basis of detection of xylocain and benzodiazepine in the victim’s blood serum/urine – (Ghulam Yaseen)
• Forensic aspects of mtDNA profiling of carious and non-carious teeth – (Asif Shakoor)
• Ultrasonographic Autopsy (Echopsy): An effective technique for Postmortem diagnosis – (Muhammad Nawaz)
• Forensic characterization of mitochondrial DNA from Baloch population of Pakistan – (Abdul Jaleel)
• RM Y-STRs (13) – A new tool for differentiation of male relatives and paternal lineages in forensic DNA typing – (Atif Adnan)
• Expression level of mRNA (HMGB1, FasL, PTEN) has empirical correlation with the early Post Mortem Interval (PMI) – (Nasir Abbas)
• miRNA (206 and 133) expression in the determination of postmortem interval in rats – (Rabika Nargis)
• Expression of RNA analysis for injury age estimation – (Nusrat Saba)
• ATP level and its degradation process as a postmortem interval indicator – (Usman Shahid Butt)

Research Collaborations

We believe in sharing and transfer of knowledge as well as productive collaborations. Therefore, we have collaborations at different levels with various national and international organizations of repute. We believe in sharing and transfer of knowledge as well as productive collaborations. Therefore, we have collaborations at different levels with various national and international organizations of repute.

National Collaborations

• Punjab Forensic Sciences Agency (PFSA), Lahore
• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi
• Department of Forensic Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
• Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IBBT), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
• Department of Forensic Science, Government College University, Lahore

International Collaborations

• Yonsei DNA Profiling Group, Yonsei University, Korea
• Department of Forensic Molecular Biology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands