2024 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Symposium
Registration Status
Not Required
Medicolegal death investigations
A Landscape Study of Computed Tomography Scanners for Postmortem Applications
Date Published
December 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Ontogenetic Patterns in Frontal Sinus Shape: A Longitudinal Study Using Elliptical Fourier Analysis
Journal
Journal of Anatomy
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Perinatal Disorders and Small Birthweight Are Significantly Associated With Small Vertebral Neural Canal Size in a Contemporary Pediatric Autopsy Sample
Journal
Spine
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Microbial Ecology of Vertebrate Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Journal
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Evaluation of Missing Data Imputation Methods for Human Osteometric Measurements
Journal
American Journal of Biological Anthropology
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Distinguishing Infested Flour from Uninfested Flour through Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS Data─Revealing the Presence of Tribolium castaneum, the Red Flour Beetle
Journal
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Date Published
May 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
A case study for local data surveillance in opioid overdose fatalities in Cuyahoga County, OH 2016-2020
Journal
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Date Published
September 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Simplified COI barcoding of blow, flesh, and scuttle flies encountered in medicolegal investigations
Journal
Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Error and bias in race and ethnicity descriptions in medical examiner records in New Mexico: Consequences for understanding mortality among Hispanic/Latinos
Journal
Forensic Science International: Synergy
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
OsteoID: A New Forensic Tool to Help Identify the Species of Skeletal Remains
Date Published
November 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
OsteoID: A New Forensic Tool to Help Identify the Species of Skeletal Remains
Date Published
November 15, 2023
NIJ-supported researchers developed a free web tool to help forensic investigators and others interested in bone identification.
Improving Methods Using Machine Learning and Databases in Forensic Anthropology
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Advances in Chemical Sorting of Commingled Remains
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
NIJ Awards $16M to Support Forensic Science Research
On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $16 million in new funding to support 33 projects under the FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.
Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023
Since 2009, NIJ has invested nearly $300 million...
Comparative Analysis of Two Different Sets of Y-Chromosome Short Tandem Repeats (Y-STRs) on a Common Population Panel
Journal
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Date Published
December 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
New Synthetic Opioid Protonitazene Increasing in Prevalence as "Nitazenes" Gain Traction Across the United States and Canada
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Transient Workforce in Forensic Pathology: Challenges, Rewards, and Best Practices
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
New High Potency Synthetic Opioid N-Pyrrolidino Etonitazene (Etonitazepyne) Linked to Overdoses Across United States
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Modern Death Investigation: Hub and Spoke Models for Adequate Workforce
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado
15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$1,456,274
FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$300,000
Mechanics of Retinal Hemmorhage in Abusive Head Trauma
15PNIJ-23-GG-04211-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$604,409
Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves
15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$351,078
Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples
15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$494,268