AFDAA 2015 Summer Meeting Agenda

AFDAA 2015 Summer Meeting Agenda

Sheraton Suites Market Center

Wednesday - July 29, 2015

1:00 – 2:30 PMTechnical Leader Round Table discussion

2:30- 2:45 PMBreak

2:45 – 4:00 PMTechnical Leader Round Table discussion, con’t

4:00 - 6:00 PMAFDAA Meeting Early Registration

6:00 PM AFDAA Welcome Reception sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific – Rodeo Goat Ice House, 1926 Market Center Blvd Dallas TX 75207 (walking distance).

AFDAA 2015 Summer Meeting Agenda

Sheraton Suites Market Center

Thursday - July 30, 2015

7:45Registration

Coffee in Exhibitor Hall

8:30Welcome

Dennis Loockerman, AFDAA Chair

8:40Workflow Efficiencies for Sexual Assault Casework Evidence: Courtney Head, Houston Forensic Science Center

9:00Erase Sperm Isolation Update: Casework Successes and Use with Prep Filer Chemistry on the TecanEvo 150 Robot: Vanessa NelsonPh.D,,TXDPS Weslaco Laboratory

9:20Promega Update – Kim Houston

9:40Casework experience with the Globalfiler® Casework and Express Kits: Kyra Groblinghoff, St. Louis County PD

10:00Break(Refreshments in Exhibitor Hall)

10:30Life Technologies update - TBD

10:50Marijuana STR typing for Intelligence Purposes: David Gangitano Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, Dept. of Forensic Science

11:20The Potential for Digital Droplet PCR in Forensic DNA Analysis: Jenny King, William Kolar, UNTHSC

12:00Lunch (on your own)

1:30InnoGenomics Technology update – Jonathan Tabak

1:50Forensics on the Wild Side – Update on Wildlife forensics from the Society for Wildlife Forensic Science annual conference: Brandt Cassidy Ph.D., DNA Solutions

2:15Qiagen Update – Meredith Turnbough Ph.D.

2:35Implementation/validation of Probablistic Genotyping software (Lab Retriever): Angela Tanzillo-Swartz, Cayman Islands Forensic Science Laboratory

3:15Break(Refreshments in Exhibitor Hall)

3:45AFDAA Business Meeting

New business includes: new members, Chair and Secretary Elections.

5:00Adjourn

TBDWelcome reception sponsored by Qiagen.

AFDAA 2015 Summer Meeting Agenda

Sheraton Suites Market Center

Friday - July 31, 2015

7:30Coffee in Exhibitor Hall

8:00Welcome/Housekeeping

Dennis Loockerman, AFDAA Chair

8:05Discovering the Optimal Hair Sections for Mitochondrial DNA Quantification via a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay: Meriam Nakhla, Joseph Warren Ph.D.

8:30Utility of a Novel and Sensitive DNA Multiplex for Highly Degraded Missing Persons Samples: Dixie Peters, UNTHSC

8:50Update on the Texas Forensic Science Commission: Lynn Robitaille Garcia, General Counsel TFSC

9:20CODIS Update – Stats, Hits, and more: Dusti Bennett, TXDPS CODIS Laboratory

9:40Foster and Freeman update - Larry Dow

10:00Break(Refreshments in Exhibitor Hall)

10:20The Benefits and Risks of Moving to Probabilistic Genotyping for DNA Mixture Analysis: Jeff Sailus, Austin PD

10:45Adjourn

Note: all times are subject to change

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