National Institute of Justice and Midwest Research Institute
Date
April 2015
Overview
Dr. Micah Halpern, formerly of Midwest Research Institute, used National Institute of Justice (NIJ) research grants to develop a unique genotyping method that is capable of rapidly producing source identification of samples at a crime scene. The method has the potential to reduce the number of samples sent to the lab for processing by eliminating the samples derived from the victim, and could also provide immediate information to the investigator concerning the source of each sample.
"The importance of this work is in the ideas it brought forward. It opened up new ways for the forensics community to think about how to do rapid genotyping.”
- Micah Halpern, Ph.D. | Principal Investigator Formerly, Midwest Research Institute
Funding for this Forensic Technology Center of Excellence success story was provided by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this success story are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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