Research Project Information

Updated: April 18, 2013

CAC Funded Projects
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• Post an abstract of your research paper.
  
• Request unusual or difficult-to-obtain specimens for your experiment.
  
• Post an idea for the purpose of generating intelligent responses and direction.
  

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General Interest Member Research

"Beating the System - A Study of a Creatinine Assay and Its Efficacy in Authenticating Human Urine Specimens"; Vincent Villena

"Sample Handling Considerations for Biological Evidence"; Terry Spear

"Fingerprint Processing and Reagents - Their Effects on PCR Based DNA Typing"; Terry Spear

"Analysis of Old Biological Samples: A Study on the Feasibility of Obtaining Body Fluid Identification and DNA Typing Results"

"Thoughts on blood 'Crystal Testing'... is it necessary?"

"STR Population Data Tool: Simultaneous Calculation of STR Profile Frequencies Using More Than 160 Populations Studies - A Forensic Casework & Research Tool"

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