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Raman Spectroscopy for the Time since Deposition Estimation of a Menstrual Bloodstain

Journal

Sensors

Date Published

May 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Design of Light-Induced Solid-State Plasmonic Rulers via Tethering Photoswitchable Molecular Machines to Gold Nanostructures Displaying Angstrom Length Resolution

Journal

Advanced Optical Materials

Date Published

August 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Assessing Stress Among Medicolegal Death Investigators & Building Resilient Medicolegal Professionals

Event Dates

October 29, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

The Impact of Processing and Sampling Procedures on the Integrity of Forensically Relevant Biomolecules in Bones

15PNIJ-24-GG-03841-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$823,669

Age estimation from epigenetic features of hair DNA

15PNIJ-24-GG-03843-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$640,358

Effects of insects and soils on the assembly of universal microbial decomposers and prediction of postmortem interval

15PNIJ-24-GG-03839-RESD

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$481,616

A Focused Deterrence Program for Juveniles with Firearm Offenses: a Randomized Controlled Trial and Process Evaluation

15PNIJ-24-GG-03092-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$1,255,241

Development Modeling of Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal

Insects

Date Published

July 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

CtrSVDD: A Benchmark Dataset and Baseline Analysis for Controlled Singing Voice Deepfake Detection

Date Published

September 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Defining the Properties of Osseointegrated and Ingrowth Bone Around Orthopedic Medical Devices and Their Effect on Fracture Risk in Elderly Populations: A Forensic Anthropological Perspective

15PNIJ-24-GG-01583-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$180,000

A Multi-Method Genetic, Craniometric, and Isotopic Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Unidentified Latinx Remains

15PNIJ-24-GG-01578-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$180,000

Investigations Toward Development of a Technique for Rapid Identification of Forensically Relevant Necrophagous Beetle Species for Postmortem Interval Determination

15PNIJ-24-GG-01567-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$111,822

MDI Myth: Next-Of-Kin Aren't That Hard to Find

Event Dates

October 17, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

2024 MDI MythBusters Webinar Series

MDI Myth: Rapid Toxicology Screening Tools Can Replace Traditional Toxicology Testing – No Need to Confirm

Event Dates

October 8, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

2024 MDI MythBusters Webinar Series

Child Trauma: Determining Accidental Injury From Intentional Abuse

Date Published

September 12, 2024

NIJ has funded academic institutions and medical examiners’ offices to research the determination of intentional versus accidental trauma in infants and children.

MDI Myth: Talking with Decedent's Families is Simple and Routine

Event Dates

September 26, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

2024 MDI MythBusters Webinar Series

2024 NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium

Event Dates

September 19, 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Symposium

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium

The Impacts of Governing Agency: A Comparison of Resources in the Patchwork of Medicolegal Death Investigation Systems

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

Date Published

April 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Success Story: NIJ and The Virginia Department of Forensic Science Advancing Drug Analysis in Forensic Toxicology for Enhanced Judicial Outcomes

Date Published

July 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Collaborative Exercise: Analysis of Age Estimation Using a QIAGEN Protocol and the PyroMark Q48 Platform

Journal

Forensic Sciences Research

Date Published

March 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Medicolegal Death Investigations On Tribal Lands—Underrepresented Or Underserved?

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

New Screening Method to Detect Drugs and Poisons Postmortem

Date Published

June 2024

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

New Screening Method to Detect Drugs and Poisons Postmortem

Date Published

June 11, 2024

The Miami-Dade medical examiner’s office has developed a quick method to screen fluids for hundreds of drugs simultaneously, improving workflow.

What You Can’t Buy, Can’t Kill You

Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Graphic Description – Medicolegal Death Investigation Frequently Used Data Elements For Toxicology And Seized Drugs

Date Published

February 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)