Medicolegal death investigations

Manual and Automated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR: A Comparison of Associated Injury Patterns

Date Published

July 2013

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Microbial Community Assembly and Metabolic Function During Mammalian Corpse Decomposition

Date Published

January 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Developmental Plasticity of the Flesh Fly Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) on Different Substrates

Date Published

2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Functional characterization of calliphorid cell death genes and cellularization gene promoters for controlling gene expression and cell viability in early embryos

Date Published

April 2015

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NIJ-Sponsored

Structural and genetic investigation of the egg and first-instar larva of an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) a species of forensic importance

Date Published

February 2014

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NIJ-Sponsored

Sex determination mechanisms in Calliphorids (blow flies)

Date Published

2013

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NIJ-Sponsored

Ecological Genetics

Date Published

2015

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NIJ-Sponsored

Molecular Biology in Forensic Entomology

Date Published

2015

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NIJ-Sponsored

Terrestrial Laser Scanning and a Degenerated Cylinder Model to Determine Gross Morphological Change of Cadavers under Conditions of Natural Decomposition

Date Published

2014

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NIJ-Sponsored

Initial Insights into Bacterial Succession During Human Decomposition

Date Published

2014

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NIJ-Sponsored

Determining the temperature-dependence of tissue relaxation times (T1 and T2) for prospective optimization of post-mortem magnetic resonance (PMMR) image contrast

Date Published

2013

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NIJ-Sponsored

Trace Evidence Potential in Postmortem Skin Microbiomes: From Death Scene to Morgue

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Detection and characterization of the new synthetic cannabinoid APP-BINACA in forensic casework

Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

The Repository of Antemortem Injury Response (REPAIR): an online database for skeletal injuries of known ages

Date Published

January 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The Effects of Temperature on Blowfly Colonization of Decomposing Human Bodies

Postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) estimation from the microbiome of Sus scrofa bone in a freshwater river

Date Published

January 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Developing the Minimum Dataset for the New Mexico Decedent Image Database

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Scientists Seek Connection Between Toxin-causing Bacterium and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Date Published

December 16, 2021

Researchers believe a bacterium that causes food poisoning and other diseases may underlie some SIDS cases.

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...