Root-Cause Analysis: An Essential Step in the Management of Nonconformity
Considering that an Integrated Quality Management System is prone to continuous improvement, the occurrence of non-conformities within processes evaluated by external or internal authorities is inevitable. Therefore, the treatment of non-conformities should be carried out with objectivity and relevance and analyzing these causes and focusing on the root cause is critical. Only when the root […]
Rapid DNA Identification: Conception Boat Fire
In the early morning hours of September 2, 2019, a fire started in Santa Barbara County, just off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, on the Conception Dive boat with 39 passengers and crew on board. Five crew members were rescued and the remaining crew member and passengers located below deck when the fire started […]
STRmix & CODIS: LAPD Software Solutions
With the increasing adoption of probabilistic genotyping software for forensic DNA mixture analysis, the need for methods to upload and perform comparisons for deconvolutions has risen. LAPD has developed internal solutions and methods to develop profiles suitable for CODIS upload from STRmix deconvolution results as well as software tools to aid analysts in comparing possible […]
Save the Date for ISHI 32
An infant kidnapped from a Chicago hospital. A man who became an “unidentified living person” the instant a DNA test disproved his past. An internationally known investigative genetic genealogist who helped solve the mystery of their true identities. This is the story genetic detective CeCe Moore, along with Paul Fronczak, abandoned as a toddler 55 […]
What to Know Before You VIRTUALLY Go
What a roller coaster ride 2020 has been! With all that’s changed, we are excited that we’re still able to welcome you to ISHI 31 (albeit in a different format). We are thrilled to have so many of you joining us from around the world and though we’re meeting in a different way, our expert […]
Up for a Challenge? Compete at ISHI 31 to Win Prizes!
Submit photos each day of the General Sessions for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. Complete additional tasks for a chance to win the grand prize – free admission to ISHI 32 (including workshops). One of the things we love most about ISHI is seeing all of you, the attendees! […]
Summer Edition of The ISHI Report Now Live
Greetings from Promega. We hope this edition of the ISHI Report finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. The ISHI organization team has spent the last few months learning more then we ever knew about hosting a symposium in a virtual environment. We trust the result will be an event that will inform […]
The ISHI 31 Agenda Has Been Announced!
The agenda has been released for the 31st International Symposium on Human Identification. Experts from around the world will be presenting on genetic genealogy, MPS, Rapid DNA, phenotyping and much more (including the interesting cases)! View the full agenda on our website! This year, you can attend ISHI without even leaving the ranch. View […]
Forensic Scientist of Note: Walther Parson
One of the most familiar names in forensic genomics is Dr. Walther Parson. An Associate Professor at the Institute of Legal Medicine at the Medical University of Innsbruck, his resume is long and is filled with many notable accomplishments. He supervised the establishment of the Austrian National DNA Database Laboratory in 1997, where he currently […]
