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A Forensic Science Informational Video Can Help Mock Jurors Evaluate Forensic Expert Testimony

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Addressing uncertain assumptions in DNA evidence evaluation

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Sequence-based Allelic Variations and Frequencies for 22 Autosomal STR Loci in the Lebanese Population

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Perceptions of forensic scientists on statistical models, sequence data, and ethical implications for DNA evidence evaluations: A qualitative assessment

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Massively Parallel Sequencing of the Mitogenome from Human Hair Shafts in Forensic Investigations

Journal

Current Protocols

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A 2b-RAD parentage analysis pipeline for complex and mixed DNA samples

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Detecting Drug Exposure Long After the Fact: New Method Proves Effective

NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Support Activities under Section 13(d) of Executive Order 14074

Closing Date

September 8, 2023

Grants.gov Deadline

September 1, 2023

Application JustGrants Deadline

September 8, 2023

Tooth Morphology and Population Affinity: Testing rASUDAS2 on Modern African and European-derived Samples

Journal

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Reference Material

Support Activities under Section 13(d) of Executive Order 14074: Workshops on Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic DNA Technologies and Person-based Predictive Policing

15PNIJ-23-GG-04263-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$650,000

Mechanics of Retinal Hemmorhage in Abusive Head Trauma

15PNIJ-23-GG-04211-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$604,409

Quantifying the accuracy of low quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline

15PNIJ-23-AG-04262-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$266,406

Evaluation of Target Enrichment for SNP Genotyping of Skeletal Remains

15PNIJ-23-GG-04224-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$659,287

Optimizing Analytical Parameters for Detection of Chronic and Single Dose Drug Exposure in Forensic Hair Analysis

15PNIJ-23-GG-04208-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$431,892

Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations

15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$229,454

Quantitative and visual prediction of eye, hair and skin color from DNA

15PNIJ-23-GG-04206-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$980,527

The sexual assault microbiome: Detecting contact when minimal male DNA is present.

15PNIJ-23-GG-04228-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$409,612

Alternative direct-to-amplification sperm cell lysis techniques for sexual assault sample processing

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Capturing nuclear DNA from hair shafts

15PNIJ-23-GG-04209-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$413,504

Use of MicroRNA Expression in DNA extracts to Predict Body Weight Class in Forensic Samples

15PNIJ-23-GG-04212-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$408,987

Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy

15PNIJ-23-GG-04213-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$759,008

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

Optimizing New STRs for Enhanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution

15PNIJ-23-GG-04214-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$513,529

vcferr: Development, validation, and application of a single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping error simulation framework

Journal

F1000Research

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Ontogenetic Study of the Pelvis Through Examination of Interlandmark Distances and Geometric Morphometric Analyses: Implications for Subadult Sex and Age Estimation

15PNIJ-23-GG-01940-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$111,000