Dr. Kaifa Nazim

Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences-GADVASU
India

Abstract Title: Forensic Acaralogy: the Importance of Mites in Forensic Investigations

Biography:

Forensic entomology is the scientific study of the succession pattern of arthropod or insect species found on the decomposed cadavers or corpses during legal investigations in order to resolve criminal cases. In the last 30 years, forensic entomology has been explored to represent evidence in criminal investigations, which require estimating the post-mortem interval. First arthropods that colonise a corpse will be mites and flies, henceforth the scope of forensic acarology can go beyond than mites serving as indicators of time of death. These estimates rely on a framework of timeline demonstrating different species arriving at specific time period on a corpse and time taken for them to develop. Since mites are present normally on the human & animal body, thus mites may also might provide data on movement or relocation of dead bodies, or locating a suspect at the crime scene, thus observing the presence of mites could improve estimates of postmortem intervals & assist in investigating the manner of death.

Research Interest:

Dr. Kaifa Nazim holds a Ph.D. in Veterinary Parasitology from SKUAST-Jammu, where she investigated ivermectin resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks. She earned her Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology from SKUAST-Jammu, focusing on Cryptosporidium parvum isolates in cattle calves, & her Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry from SKUAST-Kashmir. Currently, she serves as Assistant Professor in Department of Veterinary Parasitology at KCVAS-GADVASU, Punjab. She has more than 15 research articles to her credit in reputed journals. She serves as reviewer of “Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences” & Editor of “Journal of Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis”.