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Forensic Medicine Lab
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A forensic medicine lab that conducts research to support appropriate forensic examinations.

AboutAbout the lab
Striving to present scientific evidence through forensic autopsies and research
The Forensic Medicine Lab integrates knowledge from pathology, toxicology, law, and other fields to conduct research that supports appropriate forensic examinations.
As a contribution to society, the lab performs forensic autopsies and strives to present scientific evidence in criminal investigations, forensic identification work, and in court.
Its main research areas are genetic traits relevant to forensic medicine, the metabolism of drugs and poisons and the mechanisms of poisoning, and medical law and the history of forensic medicine.
Key terms
- Forensic autopsy
- An autopsy performed at the request of investigative authorities to determine the cause of death and related matters.
- Drugs and poisons
- A collective term for drugs and poisons. Their metabolism in the body and the mechanisms of poisoning are subjects of research.
- Medical law
- A field of study dealing with legal issues concerning medical care and physicians.
ResearchResearch themes
The Forensic Medicine Lab builds up integrated knowledge across the wide range of fields needed for forensic examination, and conducts research that supports examinations and judgments. Its main research areas are genetic traits relevant to forensic medicine, the metabolism of drugs and poisons and the mechanisms of poisoning, and medical law and the history of forensic medicine.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Forensic Medicine Lab consist of faculty, researchers, and graduate students.
- ProfessorYoichiro Takahashi
- Assistant ProfessorYukiko Sugano
- Assistant ProfessorSuzuka Shimmura
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Nuclear Forensics ( )” IAEA Imagebank / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Basic and Applied Research to Support Forensic Examination: “Forensics Lab” Mbrickn / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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