Developmental evaluation of a combinatorial qPCR multiplex for forensic body fluid identification
2020-R2-CX-0031
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$49,994
RNA (Ribonucleic acid)
Identification of Menstrual Blood in Forensic Samples by Logistic Regression Modeling of miRNA Expression
Journal
Date Published
November 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Specific and Sensitive mRNA Biomarkers for the Identification of Skin in Touch DNA Evidence
Date Published
September 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
New Methods for Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis of Damaged and Mixed DNA Samples
Date Published
April 6, 2020
Identifying individuals through next generation DNA sequencing may involve degraded or mixed samples. A researcher has developed a technique to make fragmented DNA more readable, and a method to help pull individual profiles from mixed samples.
Determining the Age of a Sample Using RNA Sequencing
Date Published
January 2020
Agencies
NIJ
Determining the Age of a Sample Using RNA Sequencing
Date Published
January 2, 2020
The forensic power of DNA is clear, but biological evidence also contains RNA, another potential source of information. Because RNA decomposes quickly, its utility is considered limited. Could this decomposition provide information about a sample’s age?
High-Throughput miRNA Sequencing and Identification of Biomarkers for Forensically Relevant Biological Fluids
Date Published
August 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How It Got There: Associating Individual DNA Profiles with Specific Body Fluids in Mixtures Using Targeted Digital Gene Expression and RNA-SNP Identification
Date Published
September 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Identification of Marijuana from Hemp
2019-R2-CX-0045
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$50,000
Optimizing the Analysis of DNA From Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques
2019-DU-BX-0044
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$783,744
Verification and evaluation of a miRNA panel for body fluid identification using DNA extracts
2019-NE-BX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$169,628
Rapid and Reliable On-Site Drug Detection Using Aptamer-based Sensors
Date Published
March 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Microbial Communities on Skin Leave Unique Traces at Crime Scenes
Date Published
December 10, 2018
Investigators in two NIJ-supported studies have demonstrated that people carry unique microbial communities on their skin, and traces of those communities, left on touched objects, can be linked to the individual.
Transcriptome Sequencing of Forensically Relevant Biological Fluids and Tissues To Optimize Degradation Analysis for Sample Age Estimation
Date Published
December 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age
Date Published
July 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Biological Age of a Bloodstain Donor
Date Published
May 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Identification of Forensically Relevant Fluids and Tissues by Small RNA Profiling
Date Published
December 2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Physical Separation and Single Source DNA Profiling of Individual Mixture Components by RNA in situ Hybridization-Based Cell Type Identification
Date Published
September 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Microbial Communities on Skin Leave Unique Traces at Crime Scenes
Date Published
December 2018
Agencies
NIJ