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Scientist Wins Prestigious Charles Mann Award for NIJ-Supported Research

Date Published

November 1, 2022

Igor Lednev, a SUNY chemistry professor, and several of his students, won top awards for their Raman spectroscopy research at the recent SCIX conference.

Developing a simple method to process bone samples prior to DNA isolation

Journal

Legal Medicine

Date Published

2009

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Feature correlation evaluation approach for iris feature quality measure

Journal

Signal Processing

Date Published

2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Real-time video-based iris image processing

Journal

SPIE Optics and Photonics

Date Published

2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A new implementation of a semi-continuous method for DNA mixture interpretation

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

June 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

An Alternative Size Variable for Allometric Investigations in Subadults

Journal

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Animal Models for Understanding Microbial Decomposition of Human Remains

Journal

Drug Discovery Today

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Quantifying the accuracy of low-quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline

15PNIJ-22-GG-04410-DNAX

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2022

$266,406

Optimization of Microhaplotypes for Advanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution

15PNIJ-22-GG-04393-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$607,799

Development of a model to predict 3D femur morphology in infants and young children

Journal

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Use of hormone-specific antibody probes for differential labeling of contributor cell populations in trace DNA mixtures

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Ionic liquid-solvated near infrared dyes for detection of trace blood spatter in textiles under ambient lighting conditions

15PNIJ-22-GG-04427-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$431,907

Touch DNA in Activity-Level Propositions: A Bullpen of Events to Inform Alternate Prosecution and Defense Scenarios

15PNIJ-22-GG-04425-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$272,533

Mitogenome Sequencing of 10,000 Population Samples Using a Highly Accurate, Single-Molecule Approach

15PNIJ-22-GG-04395-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$771,418

The Effectiveness of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Techniques for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color

15PNIJ-22-GG-04394-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$556,300

DNA Typing Strategies for Identification of Human Remains via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing

15PNIJ-22-GG-04414-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$650,390

Species Identification in Forensic Casework using Proteomics

15PNIJ-22-GG-03566-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$498,963

Aptamer-Based Oral Fluid Testing Device for Roadside Screening of Recent Marijuana Use in Drivers

15PNIJ-22-GG-04440-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$359,373

Comparative Evaluation of Massively Parallel Sequencing STR kits with the Emphasis on Mixture Deconvolution Utilizing Probabilistic Genotyping.

15PNIJ-22-GG-03560-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$297,292

Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent

15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2022

$640,293

Applied Research in the Characterization, Identification, and Comparison of Pigmented Fiber Evidence

15PNIJ-21-GG-04185-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$167,469

The History and Legacy of the Latent Fingerprint Black Box Study

Evaluating the Impact of Dropout and Genotyping Error on SNP-Based Kinship Analysis With Forensic Samples

Journal

Frontiers in Genetics

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation of Pretreatment and Extraction Parameters for the Analysis of Fentanyl in Hair Using Statistical Design of Experiments (DoE)

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Proteins, possibly human, found in World War II concentration camp artifact

Journal

Scientific Reports

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)