Forensic Biology & DNA

The NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium was a free and open meeting where attendees learned about NIJ-funded research across a variety of forensic science areas.

This session includes:

• Forensic DNA Phenotyping of Quantitative Pigment in Human Physical Appearance Prediction - Susan Walsh, Indiana University
• Proteomic Analysis of Menstrual Blood for Forensic Identification - Erin Butler, City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
• The Enhancement of the Native American CODIS STR Database for use in Forensic Casework - Sree Kanthaswamy, UC Davis
• An Optimized DNA Analysis Workflow for the Sampling, Extraction, and Concentration of DNA Obtained from Archived Latent Fingerprints - Tracey Dawson Cruz, Virginia Commonwealth University