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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