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Enhanced Sample Preparation and Data Interpretation Strategies for Massively Parallel Sequencing for Human Identification in Missing Persons and DVI Casework

Date Published

November 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019

Closing Date

April 11, 2019

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for basic or applied research and development projects. An NIJ forensic science research and development grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project that will: (1) increase the body of knowledge to guide and inform forensic science policy and practice, or (2) lead to the production of useful material(s), device(s), system(s), or method(s) that have the potential for forensic application...

Genome-Wide Forensic DNA Analysis

Date Published

November 2015

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Molecular Tools for Low-Template DNA Analysis

Date Published

March 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Automated Sperm Detection for Screening and Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence Samples

Date Published

April 2013

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy and Assessing Transmission of Variants

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles - Draft Final, Report January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Automation of Differential Extraction With Sperm Quantitation Using Microfluidic-lntegrated Shadow Imaging System for Forensic Applications

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing Sample Preparation Methods for Emerging DNA Sequencing Technologies in Human Forensic mtDNA Analysis Applications

Date Published

October 2016

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Feasibility and Guidance Study for Forensic DNA

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Transcriptome Sequencing of Forensically Relevant Biological Fluids and Tissues To Optimize Degradation Analysis for Sample Age Estimation

Date Published

December 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Raman Spectroscopy For Analyzing Body Fluid Traces, Stain Aging, Differentiation Between Races, Genders And Species

Date Published

July 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Deep Sequencing for Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs in Forensically Important Biological Fluids

Date Published

May 2016

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Body Fluid Analysis by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications

Date Published

July 2018

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Isotopic Taphonomy of Human Remains

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Postmortem Interval Determination - A Metabolomics/Lipidomics Approach

Date Published

September 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Multi-Modal Method for Determining the Postmortem Interval in Juvenile Remains and Assessing Skeletal Health

Date Published

March 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Body Fluid Identification Using Epigenetic Methylation Markers and Pyrosequencing

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Use of Novel Chemistry & Microwave Instrumentation To Improve Body Fluid Assay Sensitivity & Speed While Reducing Costs

Date Published

July 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Hybrid Machine Learning Approach for DNA Mixture Interpretation

Date Published

June 2016

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Preservation & High Throughput Methods for Human Tissue Samples in Tropical Climates; An Improved DVI Approach

Date Published

September 2015

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Novel Collection Device for Enhanced DNA Recovery and Release from Biological Stain Samples

Date Published

June 2017

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Development of Probe Capture Next-Generation Sequencing Assays for Degraded DNA

Date Published

March 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Continued Development of FROG-kb: A Forensic Resource/Reference on Genetics Knowledge Base

Date Published

July 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Development of Improved Insertion-Deletion Assays for Human and Ancestral Identifications From Degraded Samples

Date Published

July 2016

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored