NYC doctor says she lost job after questioning DNA technique
NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who says she was forced out of her job at the medical examiner's office after raising questions about the city's use of a disputed technique for analyzing trace samples of DNA filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Thursday.
Besides her position at the medical examiner's office, Stajic also served on the New York State Commission on Forensic Science, which is tasked with developing standards for DNA laboratories.
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner says it investigates when people die from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in suspicious or unusual manners.