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Human identification and Forensics

Innovating DNA recovery for sexual assault casework

Modernizing sexual assault evidence processing

Here’s how forensic laboratories are evaluating faster differential extraction, improved sperm recovery and downstream CE and NGS analysis in sexual assault evidence processing. Join researchers from Sam Houston State University as they share findings from authentic post-coital and mock samples and discuss practical considerations for modern forensic workflows.

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Why it matters

One in three women worldwide has experienced sexual violence in their lifetime
(Violence against women).

Approximately 15 million adolescent girls worldwide have experienced forced sex
(UN Women | Explore the facts: Violence against women

Only one percent of adolescent girls who have experienced forced sex reached out for professional help
(A Familiar Face: Violence in the lives of children and adolescents - UNICEF DATA).

Every number represents lives affected by sexual violence.
Our mission is to advance the science that supports justice.
From survivor to advocate: A journey toward justice

This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we highlight stories that remind us why awareness, support and action matter. Julie Weil shares how forensic DNA analysis helped her seek justice – and how her experience led to advocacy, reform and improved approaches to sexual assault cases.

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Discover the breakthroughs that shaped forensic casework

Learn how Peter Gill’s two-stage method set the foundation for reliable profiling and how Sep&Prep streamlines today’s workflow to help you get more from challenging sexual assault samples.

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Enhancing sexual assault evidence processing
with EZ2 DNA Investigator Sep&Prep Kit

Discover how Dominic O’Neil and his team developed EZ2 DNA Investigator Sep&Prep Kit to improve sperm recovery and separation, enabling stronger DNA profiles from complex samples.

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Try Sep&Prep in your own lab

Experience the difference in sperm DNA recovery and workflow efficiency. Request a trial kit to see how the EZ2 DNA Investigator Sep&Prep Kit improves sample separation and reduces victim DNA carryover.

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EZ2 DNA Investigator Sep and Prep Kit

Learn how Sep&Prep technology transforms sexual assault evidence processing

Sep and prep workflow

Discover how QIAGEN’s automated Sep&Prep technology helps forensic scientists recover more sperm DNA with less victim DNA carryover. Review the technical specifications that prove precision and compassion can work hand in hand.

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