Internal Validation of the AmpFℓSTR® Identifiler® Plus PCR Amplification Kit and Comparison to Identifiler® for the Boston Police Department Crime Laboratory
Date Published
January 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Trace DNA
NIJ Awards Over $11 Million to Support Forensic Science Research and Development in 2022
On September 30, 2022, NIJ announced $11.6 million in funding to support 23 projects under the “NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through its research and development grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the...
Optimization of Microhaplotypes for Advanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution
15PNIJ-22-GG-04393-DNAX
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$607,799
Touch DNA in Activity-Level Propositions: A Bullpen of Events to Inform Alternate Prosecution and Defense Scenarios
15PNIJ-22-GG-04425-DNAX
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$272,533
Comparative Evaluation of Massively Parallel Sequencing STR kits with the Emphasis on Mixture Deconvolution Utilizing Probabilistic Genotyping.
15PNIJ-22-GG-03560-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$297,292
Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent
15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$640,293
Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures
2020-R2-CX-0049
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$132,817
The Evidence We Leave Behind (Part 2)
June 2022
Series
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.
Conference Proceedings: 2022 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
2019 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
February 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Transfer, Persistence and DNA Source Attribution of Trace Biological Material in Digital Penetration Assault Cases
15PNIJ-21-GG-04147-RESS
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2021
$550,440
Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent
15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2021
$330,044
Improved Nucleic Acid Recovery From Trace and Degraded Samples Using Affinity Purification
15PNIJ-21-GG-04149-RESS
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2021
$499,518
Enhanced mixture interpretation with long-read DNA sequencing
15PNIJ-21-GG-04159-RESS
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2021
$484,798
MMDIT: A tool for the deconvolution and interpretation of mitochondrial DNA mixtures
Date Published
November 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The population genetics characteristics of a 90 locus panel of microhaplotypes
Date Published
October 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A mixed DNA profile controversy revisited
Date Published
October 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Resolution of mtDNA mixtures using a probe capture next generation sequencing system and custom analysis software
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Research and Evaluation of the Implementation and Use of Continuous Probabilistic Genotyping Software to Improve the Interpretation of Forensic DNA Mixtures
15PNIJ-21-GG-02710-SLFO
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2021
$377,311
Data on likelihood ratios of two-person DNA mixtures interpreted using semi- and fully continuous systems
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Effects of storage time on DNA profiling success from archived latent fingerprint samples using an optimised workflow
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A series of developmental validation tests for Number of Contributors platforms: Exemplars using NOCIt and a neural network
Date Published
September 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evidence Collection and Analysis for Touch Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Groping and Sexual Assault Cases
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored