Shaping the Future of Forensic DNA: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Carol Schweitzer and Colin McNally of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) shed light on the transformative role of forensic DNA technology in aiding the identification of missing and exploited children. They delve into their collaborative efforts with various entities, including private labs and the US Secret Service’s Forensic Sciences Division, to […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Copan
Travis chats with Elisa Piovanelli, Business Development Manager at Copan. She discusses their portfolio of products available for DNA laboratories such as various swabs and DNA storage solutions. She also discusses the MicroFLOQ® DNA collection tool featuring a micro flocked swab-head co-developed by French Gendarmerie Forensic Research Institute (IRCGN™) and Copan. MicroFLOQ® enables you to […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: DNA Labs International
Travis chats with Rachel Oefelein, Director of Research and Innovation, Quality Assurance Manager, and a Senior DNA Analyst at DNA Labs International who has been to 7 different ISHI meetings. They discuss evaluative reporting, which helps to develop a framework for a case by looking at how person’s DNA may have come to be […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: SNA International
Travis chats with Allan from SNA International, a staffing firm that provides subject matter experts for government contracts, such as the military, Department of Homeland Security, DOD, and state and local government labs. They also provide software used in underlying Rapid DNA programs around the country. WOULD YOU LIKE TO […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: InnoGenomics
Travis chats with Sudhir from InnoGenomics, who has attended most of the meetings since the second meeting held in Madison, WI over 30 years ago. In this interview, Sudhir shares new products available this year developed based upon common issues seen in forensic laboratories, such as a product that uses a nano fiber material […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Parabon NanoLabs
Travis chats with Ellen Greytak, the director of Bioinformatics, of Parabon NanonLabs who describes the identification of “JB55” who had died in the 1800’s. Unlike other burials of that time in the area, his skull and femurs were neatly arranged in the shape of a skull and crossbones, leading archaeologists to conclude that the man […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Hamilton
Travis chats with Ben, who’s attending ISHI for the first time, from Hamilton. Ben shares the custom automated solutions that Hamilton offers for forensic laboratories working on human identification, such as sample preparation workflows, extraction, etc. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS? SUBSCRIBE TO THE ISHI BLOG […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Pure Gold Forensics
Travis chats with Theron Vines of Pure Gold Forensics, which is a private DNA laboratory specializing in taking a deeper dive into cold cases by applying new technology. Theron also describes an interesting case where they utilized the M-Vac instrument and were able to confirm a male suspect from a highly saturated blood sample. […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Foster + Freeman
Travis chats with Amanda and Alexis from Foster & Freeman, who describe their product used both at the crime scene or in the lab. The Crime-lite® AUTO with a full-spectrum camera can go from UV light to Infrared light with a photo editor built in. Additionally, they discuss examples of which light waves work best […]
