Guiding Interpretation: Leveraging High-Density SNP Data from Major U.S. Populations for Forensic Genetic Analyses
DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0002
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$990,468
Forensic biology
Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
September 2024
Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.
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Forensic Biology Research and Development at NIJ
Forensic Biology involves the collection, study, and analysis of biological material on evidence from crime scenes to provide unbiased, scientific reports for a criminal or civil court case to give a better understanding of the crime that occurred. Historically, one of the earliest forensic biologists was Sir Alec Jeffreys in 1985 using DNA fingerprinting or DNA typing to individually identify humans.[1] He targeted variable...
Effects of insects and soils on the assembly of universal microbial decomposers and prediction of postmortem interval
15PNIJ-24-GG-03839-RESD
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$481,616
A Comparative Evaluation of the MinION and MiSeq Sequencing Platforms for the Analysis of Human Hand Microbial Profiles for Forensic Investigations.
15PNIJ-24-GG-03842-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$487,790
Droplet digital PCR: assessing the increased performance for DNA quantification in forensic science
15PNIJ-24-GG-03854-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$422,235
Age estimation from epigenetic features of hair DNA
15PNIJ-24-GG-03843-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$640,358
The Impact of Processing and Sampling Procedures on the Integrity of Forensically Relevant Biomolecules in Bones
15PNIJ-24-GG-03841-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$823,669
Best Practices for Forensic Laboratories Adopting Probabilistic Genotyping Systems
15PNIJ-24-GG-03877-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$500,000
Corrigendum to “Investigation into the Performance of Different Models for Predicting Stutter” [Forensic Science International Genetics (2013) Volume 7, Pages 422–427]
Date Published
September 2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Investigations Toward Development of a Technique for Rapid Identification of Forensically Relevant Necrophagous Beetle Species for Postmortem Interval Determination
15PNIJ-24-GG-01567-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$111,822
DNA mixture interpretation of SNP sequencing data for investigative genetic genealogy
15PNIJ-24-GG-01568-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$120,000
A Combined Molecular Analysis of Pollen Utilizing Lipid Profiling & DNA Barcoding for Plant Species Identification: A Forensic Application
15PNIJ-24-GG-01571-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$120,000
The potential of hybridization capture to permit species identification in challenging leathers
15PNIJ-24-GG-01549-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$232,857
Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Nuclear DNA from Rootless Hair for Forensic Purposes
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Forensic DNA Interpretation and Human Factors: Improving Practice Through a Systems Approach
Date Published
May 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Closing Cases Using Gunshot Residue
Date Published
May 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advanced Forensic Genetic Genealogy
Event Dates
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Comparative Assessment of Emerging Technologies for Body Fluid Identification
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A National Snapshot of Publicly Funded Crime Laboratory Operations
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit
Date Published
February 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored