Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures
2020-R2-CX-0049
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$1,063,335
Trace DNA
Develop non-PCR-based target enrichment reagents and methods for MPS analysis of forensic DNA
2020-R2-CX-0029
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$100,000
Specific and Sensitive mRNA Biomarkers for the Identification of Skin in Touch DNA Evidence
NCJ Number
240063
Date Published
September 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
Improving Crime Lab Evidence Analysis and Efficiency in Utah in Support of DNA/Biology, Chemistry/Trace, Firearms and Impression Casework
NCJ Number
216290
Date Published
January 2005
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Analysis of Artificially Degraded DNA Using STRs and SNPs-Results of a Collaborative European (EDNAP) Exercise
NCJ Number
241190
Journal
Date Published
2005
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
SWGDAM Developmental Validation of a 19-Locus Y-STR System for Forensic Casework
NCJ Number
241196
Journal
Date Published
2004
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
PACE™: Rapid and Automated Artifact Identification and Number of Contributor Prediction
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
The Time to Collect Is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
The Time to Analyze is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Just Science: DNA: Just Improving Workflow Efficiency
NCJ Number
254252
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Publication Link
Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence
2017-IJ-CX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$50,000
Emerging Research in Forensic Biology
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 8: Summation and Special Topics
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Improving Results from Touch DNA Evidence with Optimized Direct PCR Methods
2019-DU-BX-0009
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$453,146
Development of a 2bRAD-seq Paternity Testing Pipeline for Complex and Mixed DNA Samples
2019-R2-CX-0049
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$150,000
Towards Commercialization: Preliminary developmental validation of a high resolution melt curve mixture prediction assay and SVM tool
2019-DU-BX-0003
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$399,699
Probabilistic Genotyping for Microhaplotypes
2019-DU-BX-0023
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$192,764
Quantifying the Accuracy of Two Innovative Forensic Genetic Identification Techniques: Genealogical Searching and Low-Template DNA Mixture Analysis
2019-DU-BX-0028
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$395,773
Strengthening Our Nation's Crime Laboratories
April 2018
As technology improves, demand for analysis of DNA and other forensic evidence to help solve crimes grows. This video describes some of the challenges crime laboratories face in meeting this demand and how National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funding has strengthened crime labs and encouraged innovation in forensic techniques.
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Making Sense of the DNA Backlog - NIJ Conference Panel
June 2009
Panelists will present findings from two NIJ studies that examined the DNA backlog in law enforcement agencies and crime labs. Panelists will discuss research findings related to new and potential time- and cost-saving approaches.
Audio file
1 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Mark Nelson, National Institute of Justice
, 2 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Kevin Lothridge, Chief Executive Officer, National Forensic Science Technology Center
, 3 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Kevin J. Strom, Senior Research Scientist, Crime, Violence, and Justice Research Program, RTI International
, 4 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Greg Matheson, Director, Los Angeles Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory
, 5 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Question and Answer Session