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Under the Microscope – Cheryl Carreiro and Sevasti Papakanakis
Aug 24 2022
The CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) Division of Scientific Services (DSS) Forensic Laboratory has successfully established a Rapid DNA Law En...

Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Parabon NanoLabs
Aug 23 2022
Travis sits down with CeCe Moore, Chief Genetic Genealogist at Parabon NanoLabs. They discuss her first speaking engagement at ISHI in 2014 when she introduced the power of ge...

Under the Microscope – Nathan Scudder
Aug 17 2022
Forensic/Investigative Genetic Genealogy (F/IGG) offers a powerful yet evolving capability for human identification, with its use by law enforcement having far-reaching implic...

Under the Microscope – Tim Kalafut
Aug 09 2022
In his presentation at ISHI 33 this year, Tim Kalafut will describe an interlaboratory DNA interpretation experiment using data from eight forensic biology laboratories and th...

Simplifying Statistics in Forensic DNA: An Interview with Mike Coble
Jul 05 2022
In this interview, Travis talks with Mike Coble, Associate Professor and the Associate Director of the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas Health ...

Unearthing History: How Forensic Analysis of a Racial Massacre is Bringing Closure to a Community 100 Years Later
Jun 08 2022
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Jordan Nutting, Promega. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. On October 19, 2020, in a corner of what was once the...

Leading the Lab: Working in a Senior Position in Forensic Science
May 04 2022
While all leadership roles come with their own unique challenges, those in management roles in the forensic biology field face the difficult task of reducing backlogs, maintai...

Debunking Myths Surrounding Law Enforcement’s Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy
Jan 12 2022
In 2018, a new technique named Joseph DeAngelo as the Golden State Killer when a small team of investigators uploaded his DNA profile into a publicly available DNA database to...

What Advice Do You Have For Those Just Starting Out in Forensics?
Nov 10 2021
Maybe you’ve just graduated and are looking for your first job in forensics, or maybe you’re just starting work as an analyst. Either way, trying to find your footing can ...