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Sampling from four geographically divergent young female populations demonstrates forensic geolocation potential in microbiomes

Journal

Scientific Reports

Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Developing a Spatial‐Temporal Method for the Geographic Investigation of Shoeprint Evidence

Journal

Journal of Forensic Science

Date Published

2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improving Results from Touch DNA Evidence with Optimized Direct PCR Methods

Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Validation of the Applied Biosystems® 3500 Genetic Analyzer with a comparison of the Identifiler® Plus and PowerPlex® 16 HS amplification kits

Date Published

January 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Internal Validation of the AmpFℓSTR® Identifiler® Plus PCR Amplification Kit and Comparison to Identifiler® for the Boston Police Department Crime Laboratory

Date Published

January 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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

Date Published

2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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

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

Date Published

October 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A guide to results and diagnostics within a STRmix™ report

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

Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Lake Erie John Doe

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Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Case Study

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

Date Published

December 12, 2022

NIJ-funded researchers create precision and accuracy statistics to assess variation in the interpretation of complex DNA mixtures.

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

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Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Case Study

The Slow but Steady March Towards a More Reliable Forensic Science

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

Open

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)

Optimized variant calling for estimating kinship

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

November 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

Shedding Light on Assault

November 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Senior Science Writer Maya Pilkington is joined by “the Paintball Lady” – Dr. Katherine Scafide. Dr. Scafide shares how her research on detecting bruises and skills as a forensic nurse help pediatric and adult assault and domestic violence victims by providing clear documentation. 

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Shedding Light on Assault

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Shedding Light on Assault