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! Charges Filed in Cold Case Assault in Taney County (Missouri State […]
Catching Up with Colleen Fitzpatrick
Travis sits down with Colleen Fitzpatrick, founder of Identifinders International, and longtime attendee and speaker at ISHI. In this interview, Colleen shares what she takes away from attending the ISHI conference such as discussing challenges with other attendees. She also talks about what she’s currently working on, educating the general public about uploading their DNA […]
How to Move a Lab in 9 Days
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Rachel Oefelein, Chief Scientific Officer, DNA Labs International. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. There comes a point in time at most laboratories when it seems that every pipette rack is full, every bench has an instrument on it, and you’ve run out of desk spaces […]
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! Cold Case Team Uses Genealogy to ID 2004 Rape Suspect (Forensic […]
Previewing the Posters of our ISHI Student Ambassadors: Chastyn Smith
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, particularly […]
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! STRmix™ Will Interpret DNA Evidence for Mississippi Office of Forensic Laboratories […]
Previewing the Posters of Our ISHI Student Ambassadors: Noelle Neff
Student Ambassador, Noelle Neff, will be presenting a project that sought to investigate if neurodegenerative disease can be revealed using a forensic DNA typing assay using next-generation sequencing (NGS) with her poster at ISHI 33 this month. The forensic markers utilized for the identification of individuals were, in part, chosen because they are within […]
Analysis of the Genealogy Process in Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Travis chats with Larry Wein, a professor at Stanford University who has provided U.S. Congressional testimony on the US-VISIT Program and an Indian Supreme Court briefing on the UIDAI Program, and has recently published papers on ballistic imaging and sexual assault kits. At ISHI 32 last year, Larry spoke on developing a systematic approach […]
Previewing the Posters of Our ISHI Student Ambassadors: Justin Rivera
Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) has recently become a valuable tool in the forensic science community and is having a great impact on the resolution of unresolved cases, including homicides, sexual assaults, and Unidentified Human Remains (UHRs) cases. In forensic investigations, following traditional Forensic DNA (STR) analysis and CODIS upload (within the United States), and failure […]
