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Concept for Estimating Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups Using a Maximum Likelihood Approach (EMMA)

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Developmental validation of 15 X chromosomal short tandem repeat markers

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

November 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Developmental validation of a whole genome sequencing workflow for use in a forensic laboratory

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

October 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Optimization and Validation of a Probe Capture/NGS Assay for Sequencing the Whole Mitochondrial Genome on Forensically Relevant Samples

Date Published

September 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Characterizing the Frequency of Heteroplasmy in Mitochondrial DNA of Tissues Using Next-Generation Sequencing

Date Published

2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Using Clonal Massively Parallel Sequencing to Characterize Heteroplasmy in the mtDNA of Human Head Hair, Pubic Hair, and Buccal Samples

Date Published

2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Massively parallel sequencing of 74 microhaplotypes for relationship testing in U.S. populations

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

November 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Common DNA sequence variation influences epigenetic aging in African populations

Journal

Communications Biology

Date Published

November 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Assessing the value of bacteria, plants, fungi and arthropods characterized via DNA metabarcoding for separation of forensic-like surface soils at varied spatial scales

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

October 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Resolving the Forensic DNA Mixture Problem through the Development of End-to-End Single-Cell Pipelines

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

September 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Transfer, Persistence and DNA Source Attribution of Trace Biological Material in Digital Penetration Assault Cases

Date Published

September 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Proteomic Genotyping for Individual Human Identification: Inferring SNPs in the Absence of DNA Evidence

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

September 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Technical Note: A novel method for simultaneous recovery of DNA, RNA, and proteins from trace biological samples for forensic application

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

September 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

2022 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

The NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium is an open meeting where attendees can learn about NIJ-funded research across a variety of forensic science areas. The 2024 symposium was was held March 1-2, 2022.

NIJ and its Forensic Technology Center of Excellence are committed to improving the practice of forensic science and strengthening its impact by supporting research and development, rigorous technology evaluation and...

Assessment of a microhaplotype panel for human identification and ancestry inference in Brazil

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

August 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Modeling 3D Facial Shape from DNA

Journal

PLoS Genetics

Date Published

March 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Genetic Architecture of Skin and Eye Color in an African-European Admixed Population

Journal

PLoS Genetics

Date Published

March 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Y-SNP Typing of US African-American and Caucasian Samples Using Allele-Specific Hybridization and Primer Extension

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

July 2004

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

SNPs for Individual Identification

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A gonosomal marker multiplex to aid in mixture interpretation

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Genetics and Genomics of Core Short Tandem Repeat Loci Used in Human Identity Testing

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

March 2006

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation of Swab Materials in Forensic DNA Testing: A Systematic Review

Date Published

May 2025

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

DNA Initiative Report to Congress FY 2011

Date Published

March 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic)

Population Genetic Analysis with the NimaGen IDseek OmniSNP Identity Informative SNP Typing Kit

Journal

Forensic Genomics

Date Published

June 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Relationship Inference with Low-Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing on Forensic Samples

Journal

Forensic Genomics

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)