Dept. Legal Med., Kansai Med. Univ.

Copyright© 1998-2010 Atsushi Akane-All rights reserved.
Since Aug. 10, 1998; Last Update, Dec. 22, 2009

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   This is the official web site of the Department of Legal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, and the Laboratory of Forensic Science and Bioethics, Field of Social Environmental Medicine, Medical Science Course, Kansai Medical University Graduate School of Medicine, for students in Kansai Medical University.

   Legal Medicine, or Forensic Medicine (Science), is defined as the application within jurisprudence of medical knowledge and the findings of its underlying science to the solution of questions of law.

   These questions concern the causes of death, identify of the living and dead, results of injuries of all kinds, effects of violent crimes and unnatural offenses, the nature of toxic or lethal agents, and medical ethics.

   The function of Legal Medicine is to prevent, alleviate, and correct the social ills by understanding both the body of man (medicine) and the regulation of society (law).
Lecture

DNA Profiling

Links

FAQ 		Research

Parentage Test

What's New

Bio-Ethics 		Inspection of Dead, Forensic Autopsy

(Probability of Paternity Likelihood)

Acceptance of Forensic Examinations

Episodes on Forensic Examinations

Contents of Legal Medicine

  1. Forensic (Legal) Examinations
    1. Examination of livings and deads to clarify causes of death and/or injuries
      ->Inspection of Deads, Forensic Autopsy
    2. Examination of remains to identify their sources
      ->DNA Profiling
    3. Analysis of informations in photographs, X-ray films and charts
    4. Parentage testing by typing blood groups and DNA polymorphisms
      ->Parentage Test

  2. Education of Legal Medicine->Lecture
    The third-year students in Kansai Medical University learn about various topics and practices in Legal Medicine.
    Professor also lectures on Law and Medicine to the students in Konan University Law School.

  3. Research on Legal Medicine->Research
    1. Forensic Serology (e.g., studies on DNA profiling)
    2. Forensic Toxicology (e.g., microanalysis of drugs and poisons)
    3. Forensic Pathology (e.g., studies of lethal effects by diseases and injuries)
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Professor Atsushi Akane, M.D., Ph.D.
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Associate Prof. Manabu Yoshida, Ph.D.
Assistant Prof. Sumitaka Yoshimura, B.Agr.		 Assistant Prof. Yutaka Okii, Ph.D.
Technician Takuma Tokiyasu
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Researcher Tomoaki Mitani, Ph.D.
Researcher Tetsuya Kobayashi, B.Agr.
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Laboratory of Forensic Science and Bioethics
Kansai Medical University Graduate School of Medicine