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2015 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

Overview The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) assisted the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in hosting the annual NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development (R&D) Symposium on February 17, 2015 at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting…

ASCLD Webinar Series: DNA Standards and Guidelines Part 1

Overview This webinar was targeted to DNA Supervisors, DNA Technical Leaders, Quality Mangers, and DNA Analysts. There was also a question and answer period after the presentation. Forensic DNA Analysis, and in particular interpreting complex DNA mixtures and calculating statistics,…

2016 TechBeat Articles Featuring the FTCOE

Sexual Assault Policy Symposium Issue: Nov/Dec 2016 Page: 16 Click here to read the article Forensics Training Tool Takes “Real World” Approach to Using New Technology Issue: Nov/Dec 2016 Pages: 13-15 Click here to read the article Road Map Leads to Increased Efficiency, Improved Function…

2015 TechBeat Articles Featuring the FTCOE

Gunshot Residue Analysis Featured in New FTCOE Report Series Issue: Sep/Oct 2015 Pages: 3-8 Click here to read the article Familial DNA Project: Engaging Stakeholders, Sharing Opinions Issue: May/Jun 2015 Pages: 13-14 Click here to read the article Cutting-Edge Vacuum Technology: Locates hard to find…

Developing Probe Capture NGS Systems for Forensics

Overview A targeted probe capture based method of enrichment for clonal, massively parallel sequencing of the mitochondrial genome and nuclear SNPs can address the challenge of analyzing complex and low level mixtures, highly degraded and limited DNA samples. A certificate…

Familial DNA Searching: Current Approaches

Date January 2015 Overview Familial searching (FS) is an additional search of a DNA profile in a law enforcement DNA database that is conducted after a routine search does not identify any profile matches. FS involves a two-phase process, conducted to…

Using Forensics & Biometrics on Human Trafficking

Overview Modern day global realities are that millions of people are immigrants, refugees, enslaved in some form of human trafficking, or otherwise susceptible to conflict or acts of terror. There is no simplistic solution to address these issues, as matters…

Genome ID Forum 2014 – The Critical Role of SNPs in the Future of Forensics

Overview Originally presented at the 2014 Genome ID Forum, this presentation appraises the potential value of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) as applied to forensic analysis, including ancestry inference, phenotypic inference and individual identification. The discussion focuses strongly on the relevance…

2013 R&D: Tarnished Gold Standard – Part II

Overview This archival portion of the 2013 R&D Seminar Series covers the following presentations: “Simultaneous Detection of mtDNA and a Nuclear Pseudogene Insert using Common Forensic mtDNA Primer Sets and Deep Sequencing” – Mark Wilson “Towards Genotyping Single DNA Molecules…

2013 R&D: Tarnished Gold Standard – Part I

Overview This archival portion of the 2013 R&D Seminar Series covers the following presentations: “What I Thought I knew about Ancient and Degraded DNA, but Have Come to Learn” – Brian Kemp “Addressing the Quality and Quantity: The Role of…

Category: DNA (page 13)

Category: DNA (page 13)

2015 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

ASCLD Webinar Series: DNA Standards and Guidelines Part 1

2016 TechBeat Articles Featuring the FTCOE

2015 TechBeat Articles Featuring the FTCOE

Developing Probe Capture NGS Systems for Forensics

Familial DNA Searching: Current Approaches

Using Forensics & Biometrics on Human Trafficking

Genome ID Forum 2014 – The Critical Role of SNPs in the Future of Forensics

2013 R&D: Tarnished Gold Standard – Part II

2013 R&D: Tarnished Gold Standard – Part I

Introduction

Category: DNA (page 13)