Program Details

Course Objective: Do you know how the human microbiome data can be used to uniquely identify an individual, provide information about their life and behavioral patterns, determine the body site where a sample came from, and estimate postmortem intervals? When you complete this exclusive course, you will be able to understand the applications of this new field in forensic sciences and will be master of current methods used in sample processing, including sample collection, storage, and the statistical power of many published studies.