The Missing Piece Episode 2: Lisa Todd (Publicker Girl)
For years, victims were listed on cold case files in law enforcement evidence boxes. While never forgotten, limitations in forensic science prevented their cases from being closed. Families waited decades for answers and justice while their killers remained unidentified. In 2018, a new tool for crime solving rose to prominence as the […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Haley Fallang
Haley Fallang is working toward obtaining her Master of Science in Forensic from Towson University and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. One of Haley’s long-term goals in forensic science is to achieve a Ph.D. and research historic and ancient DNA using sequencing technologies to determine biogeographical information, phenotypic information, and […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! Illinois Creates New Commission to Fight Backlog of Unprocessed DNA […]
NIST Publishes Review of DNA Mixture Interpretation Methods
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger, Rich Press. Reposted from the NIST blog with permission. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published DNA Mixture Interpretation: A Scientific Foundation Review. This draft report, which will be open for public comment for 60 days before being published in final form, reviews the methods that forensic […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Nidhi Sheth
Nidhi Sheth is pursuing her Ph.D. at Rutgers University, working under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Grgicak in the Laboratory for Forensic Technology Development and Integration and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. While in the lab, she became privy to the sources of variation associated with bulk DNA mixture interpretation, […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! Arrest Made in 1972 Killing of 15-Year-Old Illinois Girl Thanks […]
Searching for Unsung Heroes
What does a hero look like to you? They are unlikely to be wearing a cape, but may be wearing a uniform, or camouflaged in plain clothes. During the COVID pandemic many of our friends and co-workers have become de facto heroes by helping others in ways both great and small. During the pandemic […]
Under the Microscope with ISHI Student Ambassador Amber Vandepoele
Amber Vandepoele is working towards her BS in Biochemistry and BS in Forensic Science at Syracuse University and will be representing ISHI as a Student Ambassador this year. During her first semester at Syracuse, Amber joined Dr. Marciano’s bioforensics lab on campus, the first freshman to do so. Through three years of bioforensics research, she […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! 100 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre, Meet the Forensic […]