AAFS 2008 DNA Mixture Workshop
DNA Mixture Interpretation: Principles and Practice
in Component Deconvolution and Statistical Analysis
Full-day workshop at AAFS meeting in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Chair: John Butler (NIST)
Co-Chairs: Ann Marie Gross (MN BCA) and Gary Shutler (WSP Crime Lab)
Theory
Background and Introductory Information [***Literature listing***]
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – John Butler
Survey Results on Numbers and Types of Casework Mixtures
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Ann Gross
Principles in Mixture Interpretation
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – John Butler
BREAK 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Strategies for Mixture Deconvolution with Worked Examples
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – John Butler
Different Approaches to Statistical Analysis of Mixtures
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – George Carmody
LUNCH 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Practical Application
Real Case Example – Importance of Properly Stating Your Conclusions
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Gary Shutler
Variability between Labs in Approaches and Summaries of Mixture Interlaboratory Studies
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – John Butler
Validation Studies and Preparing Mixture Interpretation Guidelines for Your Laboratory
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Joanne Sgueglia
BREAK 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Testing of Mixture Software Programs
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Angela Dolph
DNA_DataAnalysis Software Demonstration (color screenshots)
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Tim Kalafut
Training Your Staff to Consistently Interpret Mixtures
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Panel Discussion
Questions and Answers 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – as needed