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 […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! Mesa County Sheriff’s Office and Mesa County Coroner’s Office Partner with […]
Sample Analysis Using Prediction Modeling for Early Mixture Detection
Analysis of evidentiary samples containing DNA from multiple contributors (“mixtures”) is a time intensive process for a forensic analyst and one where the contributor nature of a sample is not revealed until the end of the traditional forensic workflow. Often, at this stage, retesting or additional testing of mixture samples may not be possible, […]
‘Baby Alpha Beta’ and the Birth of Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Edward Humes. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. She was in her twenties, homeless, out of money, living in an old car with two young sons, their father in the wind. She was pregnant again. Nine months pregnant. But she didn’t show much, and layered against […]
Women Advancing Forensics: Andrea Ramírez Torres
Meet some of the women who are propelling the field of forensic science forward. In this interview, we meet Andrea Ramírez Torres, a student at Penn State University. Andrea’s interest in forensic science began like many others through television shows like CSI, but it was the pursuit of social justice that drew her into […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! L.A. Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades is Declared Innocent After DNA […]
Catching up with Olivia McCarter: Genealogy with ‘Moxie’
Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. You may recognize Olivia McCarter as a former ISHI Student Ambassador. At 19 years old and a freshman at the University of South Alabama, she was one of the youngest to work forensic cases using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. Olivia had never done genealogy work before, […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! Alabama Serial Rapist Musician Tied to ‘Horrifying’ Attacks Through DNA Research […]
Can Neurodegenerative Disease Be Revealed Through NGS for Forensic DNA Typing?
This project sought to investigate if neurodegenerative disease can be revealed using a forensic DNA typing assay using next-generation sequencing (NGS). The forensic markers utilized for the identification of individuals were, in part, chosen because they are within noncoding regions of the genome. These noncoding regions were designed to be free of any additional […]
