DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
TRcaller: A Novel Tool for Precise and Ultrafast Tandem Repeat Variant Genotyping in Massively Parallel Sequencing Reads
The Development of Bioaffinity-based Concepts for On-site Forensic Analyses: Blood, Sweat, and Fingerprints?
Extending the discrete Laplace method: Incorporating multi-copy loci, partial repeats and null alleles
Simplified COI barcoding of blow, flesh, and scuttle flies encountered in medicolegal investigations
Validation of a Confirmatory Proteomic Mass Spectrometry Body Fluid Assay
Methods Development for Genome Sequencing Applications
Assessing three soil removal methods for environmental DNA analysis of mock forensic geology evidence
A hybridization target enrichment approach for pathogen genomics
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...
Evaluating probabilistic genotyping for low-pass DNA sequencing
A bacterial signature-based method for the identification of seven forensically relevant human body fluids
Webinar: NIJ Research Assistantship Program Informational Webinar
This recorded webinar, originally held September 28, 2023, provides information on NIJ’s Research Assistantship Program, which offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience. The program is a research focused professional development opportunity for doctoral students from all academic disciplines. NIJ...
Body Fluid Identification and Classification