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Internal Validation of the Applied Biosystems® GlobalFilerTM Express PCR Amplification Kit

Date Published

2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Resolving mtDNA mixtures by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and linkage phase determination

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

June 2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A description of the likelihood ratios in the probabilistic genotyping software STRmix™

Journal

WIREs Forensic Science

Date Published

October 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A guide to results and diagnostics within a STRmix™ report

Journal

WIREs Forensic Science

Date Published

October 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

What can forensic probabilistic genotyping software developers learn from significant non-forensic software failures?

Journal

WIREs Forensic Science

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

USAT: a bioinformatic toolkit to facilitate interpretation and comparative visualization of tandem repeat sequences

Journal

Bmc Bioinformatics

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Identification and Detection of Cosmetics Transferred during Close Personal Attacks

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

When DNA Samples Are Complicated: Calculating Variation in Mixed Samples Interpretation

Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

When DNA Samples Are Complicated: Calculating Variation in Mixed Samples Interpretation

Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Gacy's Victims Part 2

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Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Case Study

The Slow but Steady March Towards a More Reliable Forensic Science

Fast Screening of Gunshot Residue Aims to Modernize Practice

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The microbiome of fly organs and fly-human microbial transfer during decomposition

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A machine learning approach for missing persons cases with high genotyping errors

Journal

Frontiers in Genetics

Date Published

October 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Massively Parallel Mitogenome Sequencing: Building a Strong Foundation for the Interpretation of MPS MtDNA

DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0005

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Funding First Awarded

2021

$624,692

Combining artificial neural network classification with fully continuous probabilistic genotyping to remove the need for an analytical threshold and electropherogram reading

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

January 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Effects of crime scene contaminants on surface-enhanced Raman analysis of hair

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Optimized variant calling for estimating kinship

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Identification and Characterization of Small RNA Markers of Age in the Blow Fly Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal

Insects

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Targeted S5 RNA sequencing assay for the identification and direct association of common body fluids with DNA donors in mixtures

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A genotype likelihood function for DNA mixtures

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Functionalized Aptamers for Detection of Small-Molecule Targets

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

2023 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

Event Dates

February 14, 2023

Location

Online

Event Type

Symposium

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

The number of alleles in DNA mixtures with related contributors

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

NIJ Awards Over $11 Million to Support Forensic Science Research and Development in 2022

On September 30, 2022, NIJ announced $11.6 million in funding to support 23 projects under the “NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through its research and development grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the...