Dan Myers has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from SUNY Binghamton and additional coursework at various colleges and universities in statistics, molecular biology, and programming.  He has been employed by the New York State Police since June of 2000 as a Laboratory Technician, Serologist and DNA Analyst.  As part of his duties as a DNA Analyst he has specialized in kinship analysis, bone/fetal sampling, and familial searching.  In addition, he has been tasked with training NYSP staff in kinship analysis and validation/implementation/improvement of familial searching for the state of New York.