DNA MIXTURE INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP & WEBCAST
8-hour workshop held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD)
and webcast (see http://www.nist.gov/oles/forensics/dna-analyst-training-on-mixture-interpretation.cfm)
Friday, April 12, 2013
Organized by John Paul Jones II,
NIST Law Enforcement Standards Office
Presenters
John M. Butler, PhD National Institute of Standards and Technology
Michael D. Coble, PhD NIST, Applied Genetics Group
Robin W. Cotton, PhD Boston University, Biomedical Forensic Sciences
Bruce J. Heidebrecht, MS Maryland State Police, Forensic Sciences Division
Charlotte J. Word, PhD Consultant
To view or print slide handouts (6-slides to a page), click on here.
Agenda
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Times (approximate) |
Topic |
Presenter |
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Introduction and Need |
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8:30 - 8:35 a.m. |
John Paul Jones II |
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8:35 - 9:00 a.m. |
Robin Cotton |
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Fundamental Principles of Interpretation and Statistics |
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9:00 - 9:45 a.m. |
John Butler |
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9:45 - 10:30 a.m. |
Mike Coble |
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10:30 - 10:45 a.m. |
BREAK |
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Worked Examples and Report Wording |
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10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
Bruce Heidebrecht |
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11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Charlotte Word |
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12:15 - 1:00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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Complex Mixtures, Software, and SOPs |
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1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Charlotte Word |
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2:00 - 2:45 p.m. |
Mike Coble |
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2:45 - 3:15 p.m. |
Bruce Heidebrecht |
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3:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
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Low Level DNA Mixtures and Validation |
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3:30 - 4:10 p.m. |
John Butler |
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Court Testimony |
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4:10 - 5:00 p.m. |
Robin Cotton |
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Perspectives on the Future |
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5:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
John Butler |
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Revised: 04/11/2013