Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Keynote Session: Forensic Applications of New Genetic and Biomedical Technologies
Discussion Leader: Pamela King (Minnesota Judicial Branch, United States)
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Gillian Tully (King's College London, United Kingdom)
"Assuring Reliability of New Genetic and Biomedical Technologies for Use in Forensic Science"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:15 pm |
Arnoud Kal (Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Netherlands)
"Successes of New Genetic Technologies in Forensic Casework"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Haploid and Alternate Autosomal Markers
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Just (National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Kimberly Andreaggi (SNA International / Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), United States)
"Capturing History: The Use of Hybridization Capture for Historical DNA Samples"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Arwin Ralf (Erasmus MC, The Netherlands)
"Forensic Y-STR and Y-SNP Analysis: The Different Benefits of Greater Resolving Power"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Daniele Podini (George Washington University, United States)
"Advances Toward Use of Microhaplotypes in Forensic Casework"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Katherine Gettings (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Inferring Identity with Long-Range Familial Searches
Discussion Leader: Thomas Callaghan (Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Debbie Kennett (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Investigative Genetic Genealogy: The Past, Present and Future"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:40 pm |
Robert Bever (Bode Technology, United States)
"The Assessment of Genotyping Technologies to Analyze Forensic DNA for Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Research and Casework Observations"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:20 pm |
Frederick Bieber (Harvard Medical School, United States)
"Genetic Surveillance, Privacy and the Ethical Approach to Public Safety"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Activity Level Research and Impact on Forensic Reporting
Discussion Leaders: Duncan Taylor (Forensic Science South Australia, Australia) and Laurence Devesse (King's College London, United Kingdom)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Roland van Oorschot (Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Australia)
"DNA Transfer, Persistence and Prevalence: Exploring and Building Our Knowledge"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Lydie Samie-Foucart (University of Lausanne and Forensic Genetics Unit, CURML, Switzerland)
"Application of a Methodology Using Bayesian Networks on both Simulated and Criminal Cases: A Five Year Research on Activity Issues"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Roberto Puch-Solis (University of Dundee, United Kingdom)
"Knowing the Unknowns - Can We Harness the Power of Citizen Science?"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Tissue Source Attribution: Epigenetic, microRNA and mRNA Approaches to Attribution
Discussion Leaders: Robin Cotton (Boston University School of Medicine, United States) and Titia Sijen (Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Netherlands)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Cordula Haas (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"RNA-Based Solutions for Body Fluid Identification and Assignment to Donors"
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8:10 pm - 8:20 pm |
Discussion
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8:20 pm - 9:00 pm |
Hwan Young Lee (Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea)
"DNA Methylation-Based Identification of Forensically Relevant Body Fluids and Tissue"
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9:00 pm - 9:10 pm |
Discussion
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
General Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Age, Ancestry and Appearance Prediction
Discussion Leader: Denise Syndercombe Court (King's College London, United Kingdom)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Susan Walsh (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, United States)
"Let’s Face It….We’ve Got a lot to Learn!"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Bram Bekaert (Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Belgium)
"DNA Methylation in Forensics Casework: The Coming of Age"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Runa Daniel (Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Australia)
"Scientific and Operational Considerations of Ancestry Prediction in an Investigation"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Proteomic, Methylomic and Microbiomics
Discussion Leader: Glendon Parker (University of California, Davis, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Zachary Goecker (University of California, Davis, United States)
"Proteomic Genotyping: Improvements in Data Acquisition and Ancestral Classification"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:40 pm |
Athina Vidaki (Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
"Beyond Age and Tissue ID: Towards Personalized Epigenetic Profiling in Forensics"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:20 pm |
Baneshwar Singh (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
"Forensic Applications of the Human Microbiome and Necrobiome"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Bioinformatics and Data Science
Discussion Leader: Christopher Phillips (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Rolf Ypma (Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Netherlands)
"Data Science: What Can It Do for You?"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Noah Rosenberg (Stanford University, United States)
"New Statistical Links Between Population Genetics and Forensic Genetics"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Ellen Greytak (Parabon NanoLabs, Inc., United States)
"Advanced Forensic DNA Analysis Using Genome-Wide SNPs"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Addressing Human Factors and Cognitive Bias in Forensic DNA Analysis
Discussion Leaders: Charlotte Word (Consultant, United States) and Tiffany Layne (FBI Research and Support Unit, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Melissa Taylor (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States)
"Understanding the Impact of Human Factors on Decision Making in Forensic DNA Analysis"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:40 pm |
David Kaye (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Applying Legal Rules of Evidence to Address Error and Bias"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:20 pm |
Paul Speaker (West Virginia University, United States)
"Forensic Science Meets the Dismal Science: Bias and the Business Model"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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