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Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent

15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2022

$640,293

Aptamer-Based Oral Fluid Testing Device for Roadside Screening of Recent Marijuana Use in Drivers

15PNIJ-22-GG-04440-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$359,373

Comparative Evaluation of Massively Parallel Sequencing STR kits with the Emphasis on Mixture Deconvolution Utilizing Probabilistic Genotyping.

15PNIJ-22-GG-03560-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$297,292

The History and Legacy of the Latent Fingerprint Black Box Study

Evaluating the Impact of Dropout and Genotyping Error on SNP-Based Kinship Analysis With Forensic Samples

Journal

Frontiers in Genetics

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Proteins, possibly human, found in World War II concentration camp artifact

Journal

Scientific Reports

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Technical Modifications for the Application of the Total Difference Method for Frontal Sinus Comparison

Journal

Biology

Date Published

July 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A multipurpose panel of microhaplotypes for use with STR markers in casework

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Microbiota succession throughout life from the cradle to the grave

Journal

Nature Reviews: Microbiology

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The effects of burning on isotope ratio values in modern bone: Importance of experimental design for forensic applications

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

August 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures

2020-R2-CX-0049

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2022

$132,817

Guiding proposition setting in forensic DNA interpretation

Journal

Science & Justice

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

2022 National Forensic Science Week FTCoE Student Research Poster Session

Event Dates

September 22, 2022, 1:00 pm – September 29, 2022, 1:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

National Forensic Science Week

Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool for Labor Expenditure Associated With Sexual Assault Kit Processing Workflows

Date Published

August 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Ancient Genomes Indicate Population Replacement in Early Neolithic Britain

Journal

Nature Ecology & Evolution

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Just Science Podcast: Just Solving Cold Cases with Forensic Genetic Genealogy

Content Advisory

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

Date Published

August 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Microbial succession in human rib skeletal remains and fly-human microbial transfer during decomposition

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Bridging Disciplines: Applications of Forensic Science and Industrial Hemp

Journal

Frontiers in Microbiology

Date Published

April 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology

Date Published

August 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?

August 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

NIJ scientist Tracey Johnson joins science writer Sarah Michaud in this episode. They discuss Rapid DNA technology, and Tracey explains the complexities of this technology – its pitfalls and its possibilities.

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The Link Between the SAMFE and Police Perceptions of Victim Credibility

Journal

Feminist Criminology

Date Published

April 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Match statistics for sequence-based alleles in profiles from forensic PCR-mps kits

Journal

Electrophoresis

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A predictive model for vertebrate bone identification from collagen using proteomic mass spectrometry

Journal

Scientific Reports

Date Published

May 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Probing menstrual bloodstain aging with fluorescence spectroscopy

Journal

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Reducing noise and stutter in short tandem repeat loci with unique molecular identifiers

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)