Medicolegal death investigations
Determining the temperature-dependence of tissue relaxation times (T1 and T2) for prospective optimization of post-mortem magnetic resonance (PMMR) image contrast
Quantitation and Validation of 34 Fentanyl Analogs from Liver Tissue Using a QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS-MS Analysis
Trace Evidence Potential in Postmortem Skin Microbiomes: From Death Scene to Morgue
Detection and characterization of the new synthetic cannabinoid APP-BINACA in forensic casework
The Repository of Antemortem Injury Response (REPAIR): an online database for skeletal injuries of known ages
Postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) estimation from the microbiome of Sus scrofa bone in a freshwater river
Developing the Minimum Dataset for the New Mexico Decedent Image Database
NIJ Funds Almost $17M in Forensic Science Research and Development
NIJ announced almost $17 million in funding to support 36 forensic science research and development projects in fiscal year 2020 under its Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (Forensic Science R&D) program. Through its R&D grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.
“Since the 2009 NAS report...
The Effects of Temperature on Blowfly Colonization of Decomposing Human Bodies
Improving Age-at-Death Estimates from Human Skeletal Remains Through Spatial Analysis of Intracortical Remodeling Using Geographic Information Systems Software
Reliability and Validity of Radiographic Comparisons for Positive Identification
Deep Learning Methods for Post Mortem Interval Estimation
Improving Bruise Detection with Alternate Light
The University of Alabama System and the Alabama Department of Forensics National Center on Forensics
Transcriptomics Reveals the Putative Mycoparasitic Strategy of the Mushroom Entoloma abortivum on Species of the Mushroom Genus Armillaria
Scientists Look for Connection Between Toxin-causing Bacterium and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Implementing NAGPRA: Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners