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The ISHI Report

News from the World of DNA Forensics

Articles Include:

  • Seeking Answers: Forensic DNA Analysis from a Victim’s Perspective

  • The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Forensic Resources

  • Bridging the Forensic DNA Divide in Africa

  • Innocence After Guilt: The Role of Post-Conviction DNA Testing
  • Putting All Your Evidence on a Bagel: Why Everything Does Matter
  • Enhancing Forensic Science: Exploring Human Factors in DNA Interpretation

  • A DNA-led Process to Account for Missing Persons from the War in Ukraine

  • Get to Know Microread Genetics

  • Must-Do’s in Denver

  • Events Just for Young Scientists at ISHI 34
  • Get to Know the ISHI 34 Speakers

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Articles Include:

  • Your Public Persona and You: Navigating Social Media as a Forensic Scientist
  • Untangling the Past: The Use of DNA Technologies in a Highly Commingled World War II Era Case
  • Can Improv Really Help Forensic Scientists?
  • Forensic Scientist of Note: Natalia Yael Sandberg Lacasa
  • The Other NGS: Preparing the Next Generation of Scientists for the Workforce
  • Spotting Trends in Forensic DNA
  • IDseek®: The Next Revolution in Forensic MPS
  • NamUs: A Programmatic Update
  • Genetic Privacy and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Today and Tomorrow
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • Meet the 2023 ISHI Student Ambassadors
  • Innocence After Guilt: The Role of Post-Conviction DNA Testing

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Articles Include:

  • Do Forensic Scientists Experience Trauma at Work? Unpacking What We Know About Stress, Trauma and Burnout in a “Forgotten Population”
  • Advice from Forensic Science Leaders from Around the Globe
  • Investigative Genetic Genealogy is in Urgent Need of Standards and a Certification Exam, and the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Accreditation Board is Working to Provide Them
  • Beyond the Yellow Tape Podcast
  • STRmix™ Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
  • Learn, Share, and Network at ISHI 34
  • Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy: What’s in a Name?
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • ISHI Opportunities in 2023 Just for Students (and Those Newly Graduated)
  • ISHI 34 Workshops Announced

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Articles Include:

  • The 33rd International Symposium on Human Identification: The Past, Present and Future of Investigative Genetic Genealogy
  • In the Bones: How DNA Identification Helps to Bring Closure to Families of Migrants Missing on the U.S.-Mexico Border
  • Catching Up with Olivia McCarter: Genealogy with ‘Moxie’
  • ‘Baby Alpha Beta’ and the Birth of Investigative Genetic Genealogy
  • The Power of 8-Color: More Data from Every Amplification
  • Forensic Scientist of Note: Meet Kelly the Scientist

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Articles Include:

  • The Crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
  • How did Brazil Solve the “Robbery of the Century”?
  • Spotlight on DNA for Africa
  • How to Move a Lab in 9 Days
  • View the Submissions in the First ISHI Threesis Academic Challenge
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • Just Communications: Clear Language in Testimony and Reports
  • Get to Know the ISHI 33 Speakers
  • The Missing Piece: Candice (Candy) Rogers

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Articles Include:

  • Unearthing History: How Forensic Analysis of a Racial Massacre is Bringing Closure to a Community 100 Years Later
  • Leading the Lab: Insights from Those in Management
  • Forensic Scientist of Note: Bruce Budowle
  • Do the Public Support Using Consumer DNA Databases in their Investigations?
  • Announcing the ISHI Threesis Academic Challenge
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • Meet the 2022 ISHI Student Ambassadors
  • The Missing Piece: Clara Birdlong (Escatawpa Jane Doe)

  • Nuevas Activades para la Comunidad Científico-Forense Latinoamericana y de Habla Hispana Durante el ISHI

  • Calendar of Events

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Articles Include:

  • Not Your Average Forensics Students
  • Introducing our Inaugural Advisory Committee
  • Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry: What Do You They Mean in Forensic Science?
  • Take a Deep Dive into Forensic Genetic Genealogy in our Upcoming Three-Part Webinar Series
  • Just Communications: When the Question is Not Who, But How
  • The Development of a University Educational Program in Forensic/Investigative Genetic Genealogy to Meet Industry Needs
  • Thermal Cyclers and PCR Plasticware: The Most Undervalued PCR Components
  • The Missing Piece: Stephanie Isaacson
  • ISHI 33 Workshops Announced
  • Searching for Our Next ISHI Student Ambassadors
  • Calendar of Events

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Articles Include:

  • The 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification: Remembering Past Challenges and Developing a Path Forward
  • Genetic Genealogy for Cold Case and Active Investigations: 2021 Update
  • Kentucky State Police Rapid DNA Program: Analyzing Sexual Assault Kits Utilizing the ANDE 6C Instrument
  • Reflecting on ISHI 32 with our Student Ambassadors
  • I-Familia: Identifying Missing Persons Globally Through International DNA Kinship Matching
  • Massively Parallel Sequencing: Blazing New Trails in DNA Analysis
  • The Missing Piece: Mary Catherine Edwards
  • Calendar of Events

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Articles Include:

  • Technological Innovation Aids in the Identification of Fallen Soldiers
  • How Do Our Phenotype Prediction Models Hold Up in Admixed Populations
  • When the World Trade Center Towers Came Down, a Select Group of Forensic Experts Stood Up
  • A Leadership Perspective: From Bench Criminalist to Lab Director
  • Preventing Tomorrow’s Victim
  • The Missing Piece: Rodney Johnson (Lake Stickney John Doe)
  • Get to Know the ISHI 32 Speakers
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • The Casework Direct System: Efficiently Process Sexual Assault Evidence and Property Crime Evidence
  • Calendar of Events

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Articles Include:

  • Closing Cold Cases Between College Courses: Meet the Next Generation of Forensic Genetic Genealogists
  • Embracing the Challenges of Leadership in Forensic Biology
  • The Missing Piece Video Series: Carla Walker
  • Work Interrupted: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Life in the Lab
  • Unidentified Human Remains and Missing Persons: A Global Challenge
  • Successful Forensic Lab Automation: The Journey to Modularity
  • Meet the 2021 ISHI Student Ambassadors
  • The Wrongful Conviction of Lydell Grant for Murder in Texas: A Cautionary Tale of Faulty Eyewitness Identification and the Perils of “Inconclusive” DNA Mixture Statements
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • There is no Navel of the World: Looking Beyond Borders to Interpret Y-STR Evidence
  • Announcing ISHI 32: Attend In Person or Virtually

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Articles Include:

  • Bayes’ Theorem: Can Statistics Help Guide a Verdict in the Courtroom?
  • Newly Launched G.O.L.D. Unit in Cuyahoga County: Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy to Identify Most-Wanted Cold Case Rapists
  • Former ISHI Student Ambassadors: Where are They Now?
  • Capillary Electrophoresis: Overcoming the Hurdles of Current Technologies
  • The Boundless Utility of Rapid DNA Identification
  • DNA Dead End? Protein Sequencing for Forensic Analysis
  • Tracing Roots: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Impacted the Genetic Makeup of the Americas
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • ISHI 32 Workshops
  • Apply to be the Next ISHI Student Ambassador
  • Share Your Efforts or Nominate a Friend: Unsung Heroes

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Articles Include:

  • ISHI 31: Our First Foray into the World of Virtual Events
  • Rapid DNA Technology for Investigation of Exhumed Human Remains: Resolution of an Alleged Case of Mistaken Cemetery Burial using the ANDE 6C Platform
  • GEDmatch: A Data Driven Platform for Forensic Intelligence
  • Population Genomics and Ancient DNA: Opening a Window into the Past
  • The Foundling: Updates on Paul Fronczak’s Inspiring Story
  • Solve Cold Cases with DNA from Rootless Hair using Genetic Genealogy
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • Modern DNA Technology for Historical Cold Cases: Forensic Genetic Investigation of Two Adult Male Skeletons: Recovered from the 17th Century La Belle Shipwreck using Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS)
  • Answers Now: How the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is Utilizing Rapid DNA
  • Children Left Behind by Sex Tourists and Aid Workers: Do the Fathers Ever Think of Them?
  • The Missing Piece: A New Video Series Focusing on the People Behind Forensic Genetic Genealogy Successes

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Articles Include:

  • DNA as an Eyewitness: How Phenotyping is Being Used to Predict a Suspect’s Appearance
  • Instructional Design for Forensic Genealogy
  • Forensic Scientist of Note: Dr. Lutz Roewer
  • A Mobile DNA Laboratory for Forensic Science Adapted to Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
  • Tips for Attendees: Making the Most of a Virtual Conference
  • Unprecedented Demand During a Global Pandemic: How Partnerships Within the Forensic Community are Making Communities Safer During Uncertain Times
  • Exploring the Genomes of the Royal House of Aragon
  • A DNA Testing Framework for Addressing the “Silent” Mass Disaster of Unidentified Remains and Unsolved Crimes
  • ISHI for Good Update

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Articles Include:

  • The Foundling: Resolving a Case of Unknown Identity Through the Use of Genetic Genealogy
  • The Innocents Project Philippines Network
  • Five Leadership Priorities in Times of Distress
  • The International Frontier in Forensic DNA Sequencing
  • The DNA Doe Project: Giving the Unidentified a Name
  • Advancing Forensic Science in Latin America: Establishing the Brazilian National Database and More
  • Successful Forensic Lab Automation Starts Here
  • Taking a Closer Look at the World Around Us: Examining the Microbiome
  • A Fresh Take on Cold Cases: The Utah Cold Case Coalition
  • Holistic Approaches to Case Work: Leveraging Anthropology, Forensic Genomics, and Genealogy to Restore Identity to Human Remains
  • Forensic Scientist of Note: Dr. Walther Parson
  • Arguing the Case for Probabilistic Genotyping: An Interview with Michael Coble and Jo-Anne Bright
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)
  • ISHI for Good

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Articles Include:

  • Rapid DNA Technology: Driving the Development of Local DNA Databases
  • An Interview with Peter de Knijff: A Pioneer in Forensic DNA
  • A Sordid History of Love, Scandal, and Triumph in San Antonio: The Hotel Emma
  • New Forensic DNA Book on Assigning Likelihood Ratios has Genesis in ISHI Workshops
  • The Punjab Forensic Science Agency: Building a Model Agency from the Ground Up
  • An Update from The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)
  • Forensic Genetic Genealogy with GEDmatch
  • Portraits of Murder: The Most Prolific Serial Killer
  • An Interview with a Y-STR Analysis “Rockstar”, Dr. Lutz Roewer
  • ISHI 31 Workshops Announced
  • We’re Looking for the Next ISHI Student Ambassadors

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Articles Include:

  • The 30th International Symposium on Human Identification: Elevating DNA Forensics
  • Advancements in Technology are Warming Up Cold Cases
  • A Passion to Succeed: Women in Forensic Science
  • I’ve Got 99 Problems from Public Perception: Secondary Transfer, Genealogy, Rapid DNA, Mixtures and More
  • Telling the Stories of the Unidentified
  • An International Symposium of Celebrations: The Tenth Anniversary of the GCLAITH
  • An Update from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)
  • A Forensic Scientist’s Path to Transforming Stress
  • An Introduction to the Maxprep™ Liquid Handler
  • Pursuing Justice: The State of the Sexual Assault Backlog in the United States
  • Back to School: An Education on Advanced Degree Programs in Forensic Science

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Articles Include:

  • Guide to Interpreting and Reporting Contaminated Profiles
  • Using Rapid DNA to Quickly Provide Victim Identification in a Disaster Situation
  • What Does the Future Hold for Investigative Genealogy
  • New Advances in DNA Technology to Assist with Mass Casualty Disasters
  • Forensic DNA Processing Efficiencies Using a Novel Consumable Device and Automated Workflow
  • Presumed Guilty: Exonerating the Wrongfully Convicted
  • The Recovery of Human Touch DNA from Poached Rhinoceroses
  • What Does the Future Hold for Forensics?
  • Meet the ISHI Staff
  • Predict the Future of Forensics

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Articles include:

  • Reflections on Three Decades of Forensic Science: An Interview with Promega Founder and CEO, Bill Linton
  • Forensic Scientist of Note, Robin Cotton
  • Genetic Genealogy: What Your Second Cousin’s DNA May Say About You
  • To Catch a Predator: An Interview with Paul Holes
  • Using the YHRD Database for Casework Analysis
  • Entry-Level Coaching Inspires a Winning Culture
  • Forensic Genealogy: New Technology to Solve More Cases
  • Exploring the Biogeograhic Ancestry in the Absence of a DNA Database
  • Experience Old Hollywood’s Hidden Oasis: Palm Springs

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