Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

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Establishing a Rank Order for Skeletal Element Sampling: Examining Differential DNA Yield Rates Among and Between Buried Human Skeletal Elements as Compared to Surface Recovered Skeletal Elements

2016-DN-BX-0178

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$270,616

Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon - Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content

2016-DN-BX-0150

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$139,233

Enhancing and Sustaining the ALFRED-FROG-KB Forensic Resource

2016-DN-BX-0162

Open

Funding First Awarded

2016

$1,062,736

Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology

2016-DN-BX-0148

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$91,017

Dried Blood Spot Analysis as an Emerging Technology for Application in Forensic Toxicology

Date Published

June 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Developmental validation of a miRNA panel for forensic body fluid identification

2016-DN-BX-0163

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$256,626

Human Organ Tissue Identification by Targeted RNA Deep Sequencing to Aid in the Investigation of Shooting and Other Traumatic Bodily Injury Incidents

2016-DN-BX-0165

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$424,799

Analysis of Alternative Light in the Detection and Visibility of Cutaneous Bruises

2016-DN-BX-0147

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$449,437

A rotational platform-driven microdevice for differential separation, purification, & amplification of sexual assault forensic samples

2016-NE-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$676,460

Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome

2016-DN-BX-0152

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$213,735

Differential Quantitative Analysis of Particles from the Contact Surfaces and Recessed Areas of Footwear

2016-DN-BX-0146

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$380,323

The Utility of Multi-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography for the Analysis of Seized Drugs: Application to Emerging Drugs

2016-DN-BX-0169

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$208,339

Rapid and Accurate On-Site Screening for a Broad Range of Synthetic Cathinones by Electronic Drug Analyzer Based on a Cross-Reactive Aptamer

2016-DN-BX-0167

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$208,971

Characterization and Classification of Sexual Assault Lubricants using Direct Analysis in Real Time at Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

2016-NE-BX-0001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$324,082

Developing DNA Friendly Fluorogenic Methods for Detecting, Enhancing, and Preserving Bloody and Proteinaceous Impression Evidence

Date Published

May 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Bath Salt-type Aminoketone Designer Drugs - Analytical and Synthetic Studies on Substituted Cathinones

Date Published

July 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Modern Compendium of Microcrystal Tests for Illicit Drugs and Diverted Pharmaceuticals, Compendium

Date Published

April 2015

Publication Type

Test/Measurement, Technical Assistance, Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Genomic Tools To Reduce Error in PMI Estimates Derived From Entomological Evidence

Date Published

July 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains for Purposes of Extracting Osteometric Measurements and Estimating MNI

Date Published

June 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Examining the Effects of Environmental Degradation on the Optical Properties of Manufactured Fibers of Natural Origin

Date Published

May 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Improving the PDQ Database To Enhance Investigative Lead Information From Automotive Paints

Date Published

May 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Microfluidic System for Automated Dye Molecule Extraction and Detection for Forensic Fiber Identification

Date Published

November 2014

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Separation and Identification of Drugs by Electrospray Ionization-Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS-MS)

Date Published

April 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Development of a Modern Compendium of Microcrystal Test for Illicit Drugs and Diverted Pharmaceuticals, Final Summary Overview

Date Published

October 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Characterization of Designer Drugs: Chemical Stability, Exposure, and Metabolite Identification, Final Summary Overview and Appendix

Date Published

April 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored