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AES Student Submission form
Submitted: 2025-04-30 22:42:50
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ID: 39
Faculty and/or Staff Mentor(s)
- All student submissions for presentations at AES must have the approval of a WOU faculty or staff mentor. To learn more about this requirement please visit http://wou.edu/pure/academicexcellenceshowcase/students/. The identified and approving mentor(s) will be automatically notified upon completion of this form.
- If you do not have a mentor's approval, please discuss your presentation ideas and proposal abstract with a faculty or staff member and ask them for their approval and sponsorship before completing this form.
- You must have approval BEFORE submitting or your presentation may not be included in AES.
Mentor Email
ID: 30
Mentor Name
ID: 29
First: Patricia
Last: Flatt
Do you have more than one mentor who should be listed for this submission?
ID: 32
No
Has your faculty or staff mentor reviewed your proposal and approved it for submission?
ID: 3
Yes: Yes
Presenters
ID: 4
| WOU Email | First Name | Last Name | vNumber | Major | Year (Senior, Junior, etc.) | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cahansen20@mail.wou.edu | Camille | Hansen | V00379460 | Chemistry | Senior | Tualatin |
What type of session are you participating in?
ID: 6
Presentation
Do you have a session key provided by your faculty mentor(s)?
ID: 8
Yes
Session Key
ID: 9
WOU-aes2025
Select the sponsored section your presentation will be part of
ID: 10
Chemistry at the Forefront: Undergraduates Discussing Emerging Trends and Innovations
Title of your presentation/poster/performance
ID: 7
Mitochondrial DNA Usage In Forensic Investigations 10:30-11:00
Are there any accompanists or composers that should be recognized in the program?
ID: 14
No
Did your project involve Human Subjects?
ID: 15
No
Abstract or image files
ID: 17
I will add an abstract now
Abstract
ID: 21
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has become an increasingly valuable tool in forensic science, particularly in cases where nuclear DNA is limited or highly degraded. Due to the maternal inheritance, high copy number per cell as compared to nuclear DNA, and highly conserved structure, mtDNA can be reliably recovered from old bones, teeth, and hair shafts. Recent advancements with massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has made mtDNA whole-genome sequencing more and more accessible by enhancing resolution and sensitivity. Typically samples are amplified through PCR and then compared to known reference sequences using the Revised Cambridge Reference Sequence to identify informative single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Studies have demonstrated that sequencing mtDNA from degraded samples has a high success rate, allowing for the identification of maternal lineage identification and individual DNA profile linkage. These findings show the growing potential for the use of mtDNA as a complementary or alternative tool in forensic investigations, particularly when the DNA samples are degraded.
Abstract Approved
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ID: 37
Yes
Do you give us permission to publish your work online in partnership with Hamersly Library?
ID: 16
Yes
Would you be interested in submitting your work to PURE Insights?
ID: 24
Yes
Model release statement
ID: 18
Yes
Are you willing to allow WOU to make a video recording of your session?
ID: 23
Yes
I am interested in participating in a session to learn about preparing:
ID: 25
Presentations: Presentations
Name
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ID: 33
First: Camille
Last: Hansen
vNumber
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ID: 34
V00379460
Email
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ID: 35
cahansen20@wou.edu
