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| Grant | Affiliation | Discipline | Contact | Need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-DN-BX-0164/2019-DU-BX-0023 | George Washington University | DNA | lblume@rti.org | Seeking to connect with different academic and industry stakeholders to gain consensus on their needs, requirements, and decision making parameters for several technological aspects of a DNA diagnostic kit. |
| 2013-DN-BX-K033 | Virginia Commonwealth University | DNA | lblume@rti.org | Seeking to connect and form strategic partnerships and alliances with interested agencies and/or crime labs to help fine-tune the pre-commercial development of a DNA mixture analysis test kit. |
| 2015-MU-MU-K026 | Virginia Commonwealth University | DNA | lblume@rti.org | Searching for accredited forensic labs, working on fingerprint and touch samples analysis, to re-validate a novel DNA mixture assay kit using ABI’s new quant Studio qPCR platform |
| 2017-NE-BX-0004 | Stanford University | DNA | rsatcher@rti.org | Seeking development partners to advance prototype for novel oligosaccharide Sialyl‐ LewisX (SLeX) technology that binds specifically to sperm, separates non-sperm contents, and takes images on a portable cellphone-integrated imaging platform. |
| 2017-NE-BX-0007 | InnoGenomics Technologies | DNA | rsatcher@rti.org | Seeking external validation partners to confirm robustness of novel polymer filter technology that separates sperm cells from sexual assault samples. |
| 2019-DU-BX-0019 | Montana State University | Crime Scene Investigation | awitsil@rti.org | Seeking video and audio data from past crime investigations to help “train” a model of an audio forensics tool, especially video and audio recordings of the same forensic incident. |
| 2018-DU-BX-0212 | Indiana University | Impression Pattern Evidence | njones@rti.org | Seeking to recruit footwear, toolmark, and fingerprint examiners for an online experiment to determine how examiners use different conclusion scales. |
| 2017-NE-BX-0001 | Florida International University | DNA | rsatcher@rti.org | Seeking laboratories that are interested in collaborating to test and try out an epigenetic multiplex kit for different experiments and provide feedback. |
| 2017-R2-CX-0019 | Sam Houston State University | Toxicology | rshute@rti.org | Seeking samples from laboratory to test for synthetic opioids in oral fluid. Her method of obtaining samples from sensitive populations such as arrestees and prison populations has been impacted by COVID-19. |