ISFG 2013 Forensic DNA Evidence Interpretation Workshops

ISFG 2013 Forensic DNA Evidence Interpretation Workshops

2-3 September 2013 (Melbourne, Australia)

Basic Principles in Forensic DNA Evidence Interpretation

Day 1
AM	Data interpretation: stutter, PHR, number of contributors	John Butler
AM	Validation and thresholds	Mike Coble
PM	Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, allele frequencies, genotype probabilities, confidence intervals, databases, linkage	Duncan Taylor
PM	Statistical approaches: finish with LRs being introduced	Mike Coble
Day 2
AM	Mixture Examples: review Clayton et al 1998 rules	John Butler
AM	DNA mixtures (2-person) with LRs	John Buckleton
PM	Approaches to handling complex mixtures	Jo-Anne Bright
PM	ISFG DNA commission recommendations	Peter Gill

Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Evidence Interpretation

Day 1
AM	ISFG DNA commission recommendations	Peter Gill
AM	Modelling peak and stutter heights, degradation, locus effects	Jo-Anne Bright
PM	Introduction to the LRmix program of the Forensim R package	Peter Gill
PM	Continuous systems and their implementation	Duncan Taylor
Day 2
AM	Mixture Examples: using the continuous model	Jo-Anne Bright
AM	Probabilistic genotyping (STRmix, TrueAllele)	Mike Coble
PM	Implementation considerations with continuous systems	Duncan Taylor
PM	Comparison of the methods (strengths and limitations)	John Butler

Last Updated: 09/09/2013