ISHI 32 Agenda Now Available
The General Sessions agenda for the 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification has been released and can be downloaded in a pdf form. Read on to learn more about the presentations offered. As this year marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, we will open the conference with a […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Haley Fallang
Haley Fallang is working toward obtaining her Master of Science in Forensic from Towson University and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. One of Haley’s long-term goals in forensic science is to achieve a Ph.D. and research historic and ancient DNA using sequencing technologies to determine biogeographical information, phenotypic information, and […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Nidhi Sheth
Nidhi Sheth is pursuing her Ph.D. at Rutgers University, working under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Grgicak in the Laboratory for Forensic Technology Development and Integration and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. While in the lab, she became privy to the sources of variation associated with bulk DNA mixture interpretation, […]
Searching for Unsung Heroes
What does a hero look like to you? They are unlikely to be wearing a cape, but may be wearing a uniform, or camouflaged in plain clothes. During the COVID pandemic many of our friends and co-workers have become de facto heroes by helping others in ways both great and small. During the pandemic […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Olivia McCarter
Olivia McCarter is an Anthropology Major with a focus in Biological Anthropology at the University of South Alabama and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. Olivia has been heavily involved in forensic genetic genealogy and will be presenting a scientific poster on infanticide (killings of children under the age of four) […]
May 2021 Issue of The ISHI Report Now Live
Greetings from Madison, Wisconsin. We hope this edition of the ISHI Report finds you enjoying all that Spring has to offer including warmer weather and a slow return to normalcy as pandemic restrictions begin to lift. Registration is open for ISHI 32 with options to attend either in person at the Coronado Springs Resort […]
Introducing the 2021 ISHI Student Ambassadors
We know that it takes a special kind of person to choose forensic science as a career, and this year, we’d like to recognize a few of the students who are making a difference in the field. We’re excited to introduce this year’s ISHI Ambassadors! These students are all pursuing degrees in the field of […]
The Missing Piece Episode 1: Carla Walker
For years, victims were listed on cold case files in law enforcement evidence boxes. While never forgotten, limitations in forensic science prevented their cases from being closed. Families waited decades for answers and justice while their killers remained unidentified. In 2018, a new tool for crime solving rose to prominence as the […]
Announcing ISHI 32: Attend In Person or Virtually
The 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI 32) will be held this September at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. Long time conference attendees might remember that Coronado Springs Resort played host to ISHI 10 in the way back year of 1999. A raft of innovations has transformed forensic science since […]
