Author Spotlight: Diatom Testing for Forensic Drowning Examination

Our research mainly focus on the topic of drowning. We wanted to answer the question of whether the body found in the water died from drowning, as well to answer another question of where the person fell into the water. That means to know the location of the drowning.

Compared with other technologies, we provide a simple, convenient, and economical diatom DNA extraction protocol that we can use better in forensic research, especially in basic forensic practice. Our laboratory will further focus on the drowning related problems based on the pattern in the water, such as reason of death, post mortem interval and so on. What's more, we also carry on the research through the forensic entomology and a some special phenomenons in the tropical forensic medicines.