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A Rapid, Confirmatory Test for Body Fluid Identification

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Divide-and-Conquer Algorithm for Large-scale de Novo Transcriptome Assembly Through Combining Small Assemblies From Existing Algorithms

Journal

BMC Genomics

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Deep-Coverage MPS Analysis of Heteroplasmic Variants Within the mtGenome Allows for Frequent Differentiation of Maternal Relatives

Journal

Genes

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Human Organ Tissue Identification by Targeted RNA Deep Sequencing to Aid the Investigation of Traumatic Injury

Journal

Genes

Date Published

2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Affordable paper-based SWNTs field-effect transistor biosensors for nucleic acid amplification-free and label-free detection of micro RNAs

Journal

Biosensors & Bioelectronics

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The effect of environmental conditions on the rate of RNA degradation in dried blood stains

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Methods Development for Genome Sequencing Applications

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

NIJ Awards $16M to Support Forensic Science Research

On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $16 million in new funding to support 33 projects under the FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.

Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023

Since 2009, NIJ has invested nearly $300 million...

Body Fluid Identification and Classification

Event Dates

November 9, 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

2023 NIJ Forensic R&D Webinar Series

Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples

15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$494,268

Functional characterization of TRPM4 variants identified in sudden unexpected natural death

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Potential Applications of Nanopore Sequencing for Forensic Analysis

Journal

Forensic Science Review

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation and Verification of a microRNA Panel Using Quadratic Discriminant Analysis for the Classification of Human Body Fluids in DNA Extracts

Journal

Genes

Date Published

April 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Identification and Characterization of Small RNA Markers of Age in the Blow Fly Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal

Insects

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Targeted S5 RNA sequencing assay for the identification and direct association of common body fluids with DNA donors in mixtures

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

DNA Typing Strategies for Identification of Human Remains via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing

15PNIJ-22-GG-04414-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$650,390

The Evidence We Leave Behind (Part 2)

Date Published

June 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 2

June 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Gregory Dutton, a physical scientist at NIJ, and science writer Jim Dawson continue their conversation on the microbiome: what it is, how it applies to forensics, and the evolution of its role in forensic science.

Transcript

The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 2

Audio file

The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 2

Development and Evaluation of a Combinatorial RT-qPCR Multiplex for Forensic Body Fluid Identification

Date Published

May 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Assessing Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Implementation Outcomes: Lessons from Five Diverse Pennsylvania Counties

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 1

May 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Gregory Dutton, a physical scientist at NIJ, joins science writer Jim Dawson to discuss the microbiome: what it is, how it applies to forensics, and the evolution of its role in forensic science.

Transcript

The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 1

Audio file

The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 1

Developmental Validation of a miRNA Panel for Forensic Body Fluid Identification

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Shifting perceptions of a risk/need assessment tool: exploring practitioners' adjustments to reform

Journal

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Design and optimization of a 16S microbial qPCR multiplex for the presumptive identification of feces, saliva, vaginal and menstrual secretions

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

March 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The complex global pattern of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium at Catechol-O-methyl transferase

Journal

Molecular Psychiatry

Date Published

2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)