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Transcriptome Sequencing of Forensically Relevant Biological Fluids and Tissues To Optimize Degradation Analysis for Sample Age Estimation

Date Published

December 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Deep Sequencing for Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs in Forensically Important Biological Fluids

Date Published

May 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Molecular Characterization of Trace Biological Evidence for the Optimized Recovery and Analysis of 'Touch DNA'

Date Published

September 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Use of Pressure Cycling Technology To Enhance DNA Yield and Profile Success in Touch Samples

Date Published

July 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

DNA Forensics Using Single Molecule Technology: From DNA Recovery and Extraction to Genotyping Degraded and Trace Evidence Without PCR

Date Published

July 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Microbial Communities on Skin Leave Unique Traces at Crime Scenes

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Characterizing Microbial Assemblages as Trace Evidence as Following Residential Burglaries

Date Published

November 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Forensic Science Research and Development Technology Working Group: Operational Requirements

Date Published

April 4, 2024

Characterization of Modern Ammunition and Background Profiles: A Novel Approach and Probabilistic Interpretation of Inorganic Gunshot Residue

2018-R2-CX-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$100,000

Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics

2018-DU-BX-0186

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$379,394

Multi-spectral Tunable Detection (MultiTuDe) Lens for Rapid In-situ Forensic Analysis

2018-75-CX-0042

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$271,226

Identification of Minor Dye Components of Fibers via Integrating-Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

2018-DU-BX-0178

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$580,622

A FOUNDATIONAL STUDY OF FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES WITH THE APPLICATION OF ACE-V METHODOLOGY

2018-DU-BX-0174

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$176,490

Classification Procedure for Lubricant Stains and Samples Collected from Sexual Assaults

2018-MU-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$354,195

Validation of Novel Statistical Approaches for the Interpretation of Trace Evidence

2018-DU-BX-0194

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$499,318

Physical and chemical trace evidence from 3D-Printed firearms (Year 2)

2017-IJ-CX-0001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$50,000

IDENTIFICATION OF LOW EXPLOSIVES AND THEIR POST-BLAST RESIDUES VIA GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GC) COUPLED WITH VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET (VUV) SPECTROSCOPY

2018-R2-CX-0015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$150,000

Development of a probabilistic multiclass model selection algorithm for high-dimension and complex data encountered in forensic pattern and trace evidence.

2018-R2-CX-0010

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$149,942

Analysis and Characterization of Smokeless Powders and Smokeless Powder Residues

2018-R2-CX-0008

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$150,000

Evaluating the Skin Microbiome as Trace Evidence

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

2018 Impression, Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium

Date Published

May 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

IPTES 2018 Workshop: Statistical Interpretation Software for Friction Ridge Skin Impressions (FRStat)

Date Published

March 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed), Technical Assistance

IPTES 2018 Workshop: Applied Polarized Light Microscopy for Trace Evidence Examiners

Date Published

April 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

IPTES 2018 Workshop: Forensic Wood Identification

Date Published

April 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed), Technical Assistance

Fiber Impurities Allow for More Detailed Forensic Fluorescence Comparisons

Date Published

April 3, 2018

Fiber evidence has long been an important part of criminal cases, for it can associate a suspect with a crime scene. This project details new analytical procedures that allow fiber comparisons that are more detailed than standard forensic practices.