← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: October 24, 2019 In episode six of our 2019 DNA season, Just Science interviews Leslie Parke and Jamie Haas of Signature Science, a private DNA laboratory based in Austin, Texas, about increasing…
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MPS Workflow Through Simulation Tool
Overview At the International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI) in Minneapolis, MN on September 26, 2016, the NIJ’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) presented at a workshop that provided attendees with a unique opportunity to learn best practices to…
Just the Golden State Killer
← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: October 16, 2019 In episode five of our 2019 DNA season, Just Science continues the conversation from last week’s episode with Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter, where she shared her techniques for creating…
Just Investigative Genetic Genealogy
← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: October 10, 2019 In episode four of our 2019 DNA season, Just Science interviews Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter, genetic genealogist and volunteer search angel with DNAadoption.org, about investigative genetic genealogy and its use in…
Just Lean Six Sigma and Your Lab
← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: October 1, 2019 In episode three of our 2019 DNA season, Just Science interviews Julie Sikorsky, Forensic Biology Unit Manager at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, about her experience introducing…
Just DNA and the Post-Conviction Dynamic
← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: September 16, 2019 In episode one of our 2019 DNA season, Just Science interviews Chris Asplen, Executive Director of National Criminal Justice Association, about the evolution of DNA evidence. Listen along…
Online Workshop Series: Probabilistic Genotyping Of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results
Overview The Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory has partnered with the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence to create a series of online workshops aimed at increasing knowledge, understanding, and the reliable application of probabilistic genotyping to…
Rapid DNA’s Role in Disaster Victim Identification
This webinar originally occurred on May 2nd, 2019 Duration: 1.5 hours Overview Historically DNA technology has been used as a last resort in the identification of disaster victims. Traditional DNA testing can be a lengthy process and can be costly…
Success Story: Improving DNA Mixture Interpretation with the Help of Machine Learning
National Institute of Justice and Syracuse University Date March 2019 Overview When DNA is recovered from a crime scene, victim, or suspect, it may be a mixture of genetic information from multiple individuals. To successfully interpret a mixture of DNA,…
Emerging Research in Forensic Biology
← Back to Series This webinar originally occurred on April 9, 2019 Duration: 1.5 hours Overview Forensic science research and development plays a key role in the advancement of the practice of forensic science, as noted by the 2009 National…