Forensic

This webinar is the second in a 2-part series featuring Lauren Lu, the Biology Technical Leader with the Forensic Science Division of the Michigan State Police. In part two, Lauren discusses Current Issues and Trends in Probabilistic Genotyping. This webinar first aired on 5/11/21.

This webinar is the first in a 2-part series featuring Lauren Lu, the Biology Technical Leader with the Forensic Science Division of the Michigan State Police. In part one, Lauren presents on Forensic DNA and Probabilistic Genotyping for Prosecutors. This webinar first aired on 5/10/21.

This webinar features Danielle Hankinson, a forensic scientist with the Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division. Danielle discusses DNA Mixture Interpretations in this webinar. With better testing sensitivity and the increase in “touch” DNA submissions across the country, DNA mixtures are more commonly reported than ever. Improvement in the methods of mixture interpretation have been developed which have changed the way that DNA mixtures are reported. This webinar will help the field investigator and prosecutors better understand the reasons for DNA mixture interpretation software (StrMix) and how to read these reports. This webinar first aired on 10/5/2017 as part of a 4-part MSP series.

This webinar features Shane Hill, a Forensic Scientist with the Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division. The increase of DNA kit sensitivity and sampling of contact DNA from crime scenes and evidentiary items requires forethought and communication to properly select the most probative evidence. This webinar suggests best practices for doing so. Shane discusses DNA decision making and prioritization of samples. This webinar first aired on 9/28/ 2017 as part of a 4-part MSP series.

This webinar featuring Lisa Mayfield, a Forensic Scientist at the Michigan State Police will cover how to properly collect, package, and preserve touch DNA samples. Several factors may affect the probability of obtaining a DNA profile from a touch DNA sample. The discussion addresses how touch DNA results can assist and/or hinder fact finding in an investigation. This webinar first aired on 9/21/2017 as a 4-part MSP series.

This webinar featuring Jeffrey Nye, a forensic scientist, and current director of the Forensic Science Division of the Michigan State Police. Across the U.S., laboratories are realizing the limitations of threshold-based interpretation combined with CPI statistics. A solution for the interpretation of challenging DNA profiles are probabilistic methods. This presentation from PAAM and MSP is an introduction covering general current interpretation methods with their limitations; new methods being implemented at MSP; and how these methods may impact cases and testimony. This webinar first aired on 6/13/2016.

This webinar features Brian Schloff, a forensic scientist and laboratory manager at the Michigan State Police Crime Lab in Northville, Michigan. Brian discusses the use of Y-screening in the processing of Sexual Assault Kits. Brian highlights difference between Y-screening process vs. traditional body fluid identification. This webinar first aired in 2015.