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DNA at Our Fingertips

NCJ Number

253104

Date Published

July 2019

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NIJ

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Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just RNA and Bloodstains

NCJ Number

252957

Date Published

May 2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Skin Deep

NCJ Number

252933

Date Published

May 2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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Forensic and Investigative Sciences

Forensic science is the application of sciences such as physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and engineering to matters of law.  

NIJ’s forensic science research and development program focuses on basic and applied scientific research with the intent to:

• Direct the...

Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Imaging Flow Cytometry

NCJ Number

253153

Date Published

July 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Flies and Their Artifacts

NCJ Number

253108

Date Published

July 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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Kevin Legg

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

Alex J. Krotulski

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

Kristen Fowble

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

Carrie Mayes

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

Matthew Go

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

David Stoney

Title

Chief Scientific Officer; NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

Sean Tallman

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

Stephanie Basiliere

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

Harish Swaminathan

Title

NIJ Graduate Research Fellow

DNA-based Identification of Forensically Important Diptera

NCJ Number

253080

Date Published

July 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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The Enhancement of the Native American CODIS STR Database for Use in Forensic Casework

NCJ Number

253079

Date Published

July 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Isolation of Sperm DNA Through Protamine Capture

NCJ Number

253075

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Assessment of Rapid, Robust, and Efficient Postmortem DNA Sampling Method for DVI and Missing Persons Identification

NCJ Number

253076

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Maximizing mtDNA Testing Potential With the Generation of High-Quality mtGenome Reference Data

NCJ Number

253077

Date Published

July 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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An Automated Dielectrophoretic-Based Single Cell Separation Technique To Improve Laboratory Efficiency, Mixture Deconvolution and Combat Sample Inhibition

NCJ Number

253078

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Evaluating the Efficiency of the Use of the Qiagen QIAsymphony with High Throughput Y-screening as an Alternative to Conventional Serology

NCJ Number

253073

Date Published

April 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Highly Parallel Analysis of Complex Genetic Mixtures

NCJ Number

253074

Date Published

July 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Solving the Missing Indigenous Person Data Crisis: NamUs 2.0

NCJ Number

253100

Date Published

July 2019

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NIJ

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Program/Project Description

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National Best Practices for Implementing and Sustaining a Cold Case Investigation Unit

NCJ Number

252016

Date Published

July 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Reference Material, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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