Kgalalelo Rampete

[Kgalalelo Rampete @LeloRamps]

@BrinleyLackey @ontariotech_u @Elliott99Colin @theresastotes It has the potential to be used on the field; we would need a portable device for spectral data collection. Other factors that could influence its applicability could be: substrate the blood is on and possibly the size of the bloodstain. Until then, analysis would be in the lab.

[Kgalalelo Rampete @LeloRamps]

I’m excited to share my undergraduate research work at @ontariotech_u that focused on “Monitoring the solid-state UV-VIS profiles of degrading bloodstains” with @Elliott99Colin and @theresastotes #CSFSPoster2022.

[Kgalalelo Rampete @LeloRamps]

@BrinleyLackey Wonderful work Brinkley! Is there a set quantity of DNA that would be qualified as “transferable”if it was found on a fingerprint brush?

[Kgalalelo Rampete @LeloRamps]

@csfs1953 @ontariotech_u @Elliott99Colin @theresastotes [2] For applicability to casework, an estimate of the temperature conditions would have to be known in order to have more accurate estimations of TSD of bloodstains.

[Kgalalelo Rampete @LeloRamps]

@csfs1953 @ontariotech_u @Elliott99Colin @theresastotes [1] Studies done by Hanson and Ballantyne (2010) in fluctuating temperature conditions have shown that time markers are identifiable. I believe we would see a general increase in metHb intensity, just at different ratios compared to our controlled experiment.

[Kgalalelo Rampete @LeloRamps]

@sumikopolacco @csfs1953 @theresastotes Thank you Sumiko 😊

[Kgalalelo Rampete @LeloRamps]

Thank you so much! I look forward to the new journey as a graduate student 😊

[Ontario Tech Forensics @OT_ForensicSci]

@LeloRamps recently graduated from our program and is well on her way to completing her graduate research with @theresastotes. Congratulations on yours and @Elliott99Colin hard work - well done! 🩸