← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: September 18, 2017 In the fourth episode of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Mike Weber, an investigator with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office in the Crimes Against Children…
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Just Case Studies: A Mother’s Tale – Part 1
← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: September 18, 2017 In the third episode of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Mike Weber, an investigator with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office in the Crimes…
Opioids and Death Investigation: A “Perfect Storm”
← Back to Series Overview The scope of the opioid epidemic presents unprecedented challenges to the medical examiner and coroner community. This webinar will explore the intersection of the opioid epidemic with the work of America’s medical examiners and coroners.…
Strategies & Considerations for Trace Detection of Fentalogs
← Back to Series Overview This webinar provides strategies & considerations for the trace detection of fentanyl and its analogs. The focus will be on TD-DART-MS and IMS analysis as well as understanding the fate of fentanyl residues that are…
Just Case Studies: A Child’s Injustice
← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: September 11, 2017 In the second episode of our Case Studies season, Just Science spoke with Andrew Greenfield, Deputy Director of the Centre of Forensic Sciences, about a case from Canada…
Just Case Studies: Mel Hall – A Sexual Predator
← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: September 4, 2017 For the second season of Just Science we will be delving into Case Studies. These case interviews include victim accounts, lawyers, investigators, and crime lab directors. They will…
Forensic DNA: The Beginning of the SNP Era
Overview The field of forensics is constantly evolving. While short tandem repeats (STRs) are currently used in all forensic DNA laboratories for human identification, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have emerged as new markers of interest. These new markers present several…
Record Linkage of CODIS Profiles with SNP Genotypes
← Back to Series Overview This webinar will describe a method for assessing whether a set of genotypes at the CODIS microsatellite markers is drawn from the same person as a set of genome-wide SNP genotypes. Forensic-genetic work in the…
Detection of Organic Gunshot Residue Using Capillary Microextraction of Volatiles with Cryofocusing
Date July 2017 Overview Researchers at Florida International University’s (FIU’s) International Forensic Research Institute evaluated the capability of capillary microextraction of volatiles (CMV) to extract the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that constitute organic gunshot residue (OGSR) on the hands of…
Evaluation of Existing Technologies for Novel Analysis and Probabilistic Interpretation of Organic Gunshot Residue
Date July 2017 Overview Firearms exposure has traditionally been monitored by screening for the presence of inorganic particles prevalent in gunshot residue (GSR). These inorganic compounds are associated with the primer in ammunition. Recent research efforts have explored alternative approaches…