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- Creators: Oldt, Robert
We identified problems in three major categories that negatively impact the SAK pipeline: historical inertia, legislative and institutional limitations, and community awareness. We found that a large number of SAKs in Arizona have remained untested due insufficient funding and staffing for public crime labs making it difficult for state labs to alleviate the SAK backlog while simultaneously responding to incoming cases (“Why the Backlog Exists,” n.d.). However, surveys of ASU undergraduate students revealed a significant interest in campus assault and the SAK backlog. Based on our findings, we suggest harnessing the interest of undergraduate students and recruiting them to specialized SAK-oriented forensic technician and sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) training at ASU with the goal of creating a workforce that will alleviate the absence of trained professionals within the country. We also explore the possibility of the creation of a private crime laboratory at ASU devoted the processing of SAKs in Arizona as a measure of alleviating the demand on local public laboratories and providing a more economic alternative to commercial laboratories. The creation of an SAK laboratory at ASU would provide undergraduates the opportunity to learn more about real forensic analysis on campus, provide a pipeline for students to become technicians themselves, and help reduce and prevent a future SAK backlog in Arizona.
The study of macaque monkeys harbors advancements in the field of biomedical research. It is imperative to understand the genetic composition of different species of macaques to assess their accuracy as non-human primate (NHP) models for disease detection and treatment assessments. We sought to characterize the hybridization and admixture of the Southeast Asian macaques using single nucleotide polymorphism markers and analyzing the populations on the mainland and the island. Using AMOVA tests and STRUCTURE analysis, we determined that there are three distinct populations: Macaca mulatta, M. fascicularis fascicularis, and M. f. aurea. Furthermore, the island species holds an isolated population of M. f. aurea that demonstrate high inbreeding and genetic uniqueness compared to the mainland species. Findings from this study confirm that NHP models may need to be modified or updated according to changing allelic frequencies and genetic drift.