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Comparative Evaluation of Manual Extraction Methods for the Biology/DNA Detail of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Forensic Laboratory Biography: Megan Rommel is from Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Duke University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, concentrating in Genetics, and minors in Chemistry and Psychology. She is a second year
A Comparative Analysis of Quantifiler® Duo and Plexor®HY DNA Quantification Systems Biography: Andrew Sawin received undergraduate training at Alma College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry. He is currently a second year graduate student at Marshall University where he is majoring in forensic science. He is scheduled to complete his graduate coursework
Separation of Adhesive Tapes from Various Surfaces Using Three Different Techniques Biography: Amanda Wilson is from Indianapolis, Indiana. She is a graduate of IUPUI where she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She is currently working towards her Master’s degree in Forensic Science with emphases in Chemistry and Crime Scene Investigation. This summer,
Validation of GeneMapper® ID-X v 1.1.1 including a Time and Cost-based Comparison Study with GeneMapper® v 3.2.1 Biography: Cheryl Zakowski is from Worth, Illinois. She graduated from Saint Joseph’s College in Renssealer, Indiana with a degree in biochemistry. Cheryl is currently a forensic science master’s candidate at Marshall University where she is working on her
The Migration of Ignitable Liquids in Pour Patterns on Carpet Biography: Meggan Macomber is from the small town of Caledonia, MN. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Cornell College in Iowa in 2009. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Forensic Science, with emphases in Forensic Chemistry and Digital Forensics. Meggan completed
Comparison of Room Temperature Forensic DNA Extract Sample Preservation Methods Biography: Kevin Kramer is from Delphos, OH. He graduated from The University of Findlay in 2008 where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Forensic Science with an emphasis in DNA and Serology and minors in Biology and Chemistry. Kevin is currently a graduate student at
Observed Microscopic Changes of Bullets Fired from Barrels after Cleaning with Bore Brushes Biography: Chris Kendrex is from Hammonton, NJ, and graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree and a concentration in Biochemistry in 2007. He is working towards a Master of Science in Forensic Science degree at Marshall University
Outsole Frequency Study of Suspect Shoe Impressions Compared to a Student Population Biography: Jamie Johnson is from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She graduated from Baylor University in 2009 with a B.S. in forensic science and minors in chemistry and biology. She is a second-year graduate student in the Marshall University Forensic Science Program, completing emphases in
Interpretation of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris Analysis: Effects of Competitive Adsorption Biography: Mandy Heeren is from Ida Grove, Iowa. She attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, where she graduated with her BS in Chemistry with a minor in Biology. She is currently attending Marshall University working toward a Master of
Biography: Anthony Eiler was born in East Ridge, TN. He completed his under graduate work at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he received a biology degree with a molecular concentration. Anthony is currently a master’s student at Marshall University in the Forensic science department and is working to complete four different emphasizes DNA
Digital forensics professor, Josh Brunty, is featured in this month’s Digital Forensics Investigator News. Read an excerpt here: “Validation of Forensic Tools and Software: A Quick Guide for the Digital Forensic Examiner With the field of digital forensics growing at an almost warp-like speed, there are many issues out there that can disrupt and discredit
Forensics professor receives federal grant to analyze interpretation of fire debris Marshall University has received a $540,752 grant from the National Institute of Justice for a two-year project to study factors that affect interpretation of data by fire debris analysts and to develop a computer program to aid in interpretation. Dr. J. Graham Rankin, a
Marshall University has received a $540,752 grant from the National Institute of Justice for a two-year project to study factors that affect interpretation of data by fire debris analysts and to develop a computer program to aid in interpretation. Dr. J. Graham Rankin, a professor of forensic chemistry in the Forensic Science Graduate Program at Marshall, is conducting the study, which began January 1, 2011.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has received a $540,752 grant from the National Institute of Justice for a two-year project to study factors that affect interpretation of data by fire debris analysts and to develop a computer program to aid in interpretation. Dr. J. Graham Rankin, a professor of forensic chemistry in the Forensic Science Graduate Program at Marshall, is conducting the study, which began January 1, 2011…
Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department awards the Marshall University Forensic Science Center with commendation HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Forensic Science Center was awarded a commendation from the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department in appreciation of providing intensive DNA training to its forensic analysts. Dr. Terry W. Fenger, director of Marshall’s Forensic Science Center,
It was three years ago Tuesday that Leah Hickman disappeared, and she was later found murdered in Huntington. The case remains unsolved.
November 08, 2010 – BETH HENDRICKS, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — There are no movie stars or television cameras, but there is a lot of real-life CSI drama behind the scenes in Huntington. The Marshall University Forensic Science Center, whose lobby used to be the former Marshall locker room at Fairfield Stadium, is housed in two
Reporter: Carrie Cline CHESAPEAKE, Ohio (WSAZ) — A local middle school is taking advantage of the spooky Halloween season to stage a murder complete with the blood and bones all as a warning and a learning opportunity. …read more.
October 28, 2010 · Huntington officials announced last week that they are prosecuting a man already in prison for a Cabell County rape that occurred over 20 years ago. Donald Good has been in jail for 14 years after pleading guilty to a murder that happened in 1992. He is now charged with the 1987
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — The DNA that has helped police pinpoint a new suspect in the 1987 Huntington Mall rapes went through the labs at Marshall University’s Forensic Science Center. “It shows the criminal justice system never sleeps.” says Dr. Terry Fenger, the director Marshall University’s Forensic Science Center. “we process upwards of 3000 DNA