Award Information
Awardee
Award #
2009-DN-BX-K260
Funding Category
Competitive
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
Total funding (to date)
$362,800
Original Solicitation
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $362,800)
The goal of this research is to develop a prototype system for the automated isolation of sperm cells from epithelial cells in sexual assault forensic samples using the Holographic Optical Trapping (HOT) technique. This system promises significant advantages over standard techniques such as differential extraction, offering improved speed, efficiency, automation, genetic purity, and reliability. Importantly, it will potentially reduce or eliminate female DNA carryover which can occur with current methods.
ca/ncf
Date Created: September 22, 2009
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