Blunt Force Trauma to the Ribs: Creating Predictive Models
2019-R2-CX-0047
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$100,000
Forensic pathology
Identification of Blunt Force Traumatic Fractures in Burned Bone
2019-75-CX-0019
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$212,738
Human Decomposition: Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Decomposition on the Microbiome of Human Cadavers and Implications for Future Forensic Research
2019-DU-BX-0025
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$808,296
A DNA Barcoding Strategy for Blow and Flesh Flies Encountered During Medicolegal Casework
2019-DU-BX-0022
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$20,685
Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations
2019-R2-CX-0037
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$100,000
Germ-Line Transformation of Forensically Important Flies
2019-DU-BX-0013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$279,983
Identification of Anticoagulant Adulterants in Seized Material and Biological Samples
2019-DU-BX-0020
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$412,100
Optimizing the Analysis of DNA From Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques
2019-DU-BX-0044
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$783,744
Development of a Probability Model to Predict Head Injury Risk in Pediatric Falls
2019-DU-BX-0029
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$636,419
Combining LC-MS/MS Product-Ion Scan Technology with GC-MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluidsand Tissues
2019-DU-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$372,438
Estimating the postmortem interval of human skeletal remains using rapid, inexpensive microbiome tools
2019-DU-BX-0010
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$390,748
Human Identification from Computed Tomography Derived 3D Models using Part-to-Part Comparison Analysis
2019-DU-BX-0031
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$536,181
Skeletal Trauma in Forensic Anthropology: Improving the Accuracy of Trauma Analysis and Expert Testimony
2019-DU-BX-0040
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$782,183
Forensic Pathology
Human remains are treated as a separate and unique type of forensic evidence. An autopsy of the remains is completed to determine the cause and manner of any death that is violent, unusual, or untimely. A forensic pathologist will examine the human remains (post-mortem examination) and consider death scene findings.
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to forensic pathology.
The Value of Nonhuman Animal Models in Forensic Decomposition Research
Date Published
November 12, 2018
Scientific inquiry into the process of decomposition has studied a wide range of mammals and developed a fundamental understanding of the stages of decomposition, but forensic scientists should use caution in applying nonhuman data to human bodies.
Just Science Podcast: Medicolegal Death Investigation: Just Coroners Versus Medical Examiner Systems
Date Published
October 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Solving Cases of Sudden Unexpected Natural Death in the Young through Comprehensive Postmortem Genetic Testing
2018-DU-BX-0204
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$450,243
The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition and the Postmortem Interval: Insect, Scavenger and Microbial Evidence
2018-DU-BX-0180
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$726,629
Automation-Supported Curation of Large Forensic Image Databases
2018-DU-BX-0181
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$354,751
ENHANCING FOUNDATIONAL VALIDITY OF FORENSIC FINDINGS IN MEDICO-LEGAL STRANGULATION EXAMINATIONS
2018-VA-CX-0004
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$726,344
Exploration of RNA degradation in dried body fluid stains as a means of estimating the age of the samples
2018-DU-BX-0206
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$487,647
Software tool and methodology for enhancement of unidentified decedent systems with postmortem automatic iris recognition
2018-DU-BX-0215
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$642,979
Development of a Comprehensive Workflow for Postmortem Insulin Testing in Cases of Suspected Insulin Homicide
2018-75-CX-0039
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$299,529
Estimating the Postmortem Interval at Longer Timescales Using Bone
2018-R2-CX-0018
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$150,000