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Establishment of a Fast and Accurate Proteomic Method for Body Fluid/Cell Type

Award Information

Award #
2008-DN-BX-K011
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
Total funding (to date)
$426,080

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2008, $426,080)

The goal of this project is to develop a rapid, automated, highly sensitive and specific method for body fluid identification using a single technique that consumes a minimal amount of sample. Mass spectrometry will be used to identify body fluid specific peptide fingerprints that can be used to distinguish individual body fluids in mixed forensic samples. ca/ncf

Date Created: September 15, 2008