Meet the ISHI Advisory Committee: Ronaldo Carneiro da Silva Junior
As you’ve heard, the ISHI planning team has expanded by six members as we’ve formed an inaugural advisory committee. The committee was formed to steer the content and format of the annual symposium to reflect the interests of the diverse stakeholders in the forensic science community. We will be conferring with the advisory committee throughout […]
Announcing the Winner of the First ISHI Threesis Academic Challenge
Thank you to all who submitted a video for the ISHI Threesis Academic Challenge and for all who voted! Over the course of the challenge, the videos submitted received a total of 7,500+ views and 1310 “likes/votes”. With no further ado, congratulations to Julia Wang, who received 315 votes for her video Trapping […]
Draft Agenda Now Live for ISHI 33
In just a few months, many of you will join us for ISHI 33 at the Gaylord National Harbor outside of Washington DC. We’ve already announced that our keynote speaker will be DeNeen L. Brown, a reporter at The Washington Post. She will discuss the Red Summer of 1919, when a reign of racist massacres […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Justin Rivera
Justin Rivera is working towards his MSFS in Forensic Science at the University of New Haven and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. Even though he is only in the first year of his masters’ education, he does not regret pursuing this career path, even if it is an exacting and […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Andrea Ramírez Torres
Andrea Ramírez Torres is working towards her MPS in Forensic Science in the Biology Track at Penn State University and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. She graduated from FIU in the Fall of 2021 as a Real Triumphs Graduate with her B.S. in Biochemistry, and will be joining Penn State’s […]
Unearthing History: How Forensic Analysis of a Racial Massacre is Bringing Closure to a Community 100 Years Later
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Jordan Nutting, Promega. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. On October 19, 2020, in a corner of what was once the African American section of the Potter’s Field in Tulsa’s Oaklawn Cemetery, a backhoe begins scraping away layer after layer of red Oklahoma earth. Workers in […]
Future ISHI Locations for 2023 and 2024
While we’re still getting ready for this year’s ISHI conference, many of you are already getting excited for the future and have inquired about locations and dates for upcoming meetings. Next year, we’re traveling to a city that we’ve never been to – Denver, Colorado! Though Denver is near the Rocky Mountains, the […]
Announcing the ISHI Threesis Academic Challenge
Can you summarize your research in just three minutes? As a student or newly minted forensic scientist, you have limited opportunities to showcase your work before your peers and presenting at a scholarly conference can be daunting. This Threesis challenge is an opportunity to refine your thinking and hone your communication skills so that you can […]
Forensic Genetic Genealogy Webinar Series
For over four decades, the Golden State Killer eluded capture–until 2018, when a revolutionary tool known as forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) unmasked him as 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo. Using genome-wide testing to generate a comprehensive DNA profile, FGG helps narrow down a pool of suspects by linking them to relatives who have submitted their own […]
