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30-Jan-2025
Cybergenetics at 77th AAFS
Cybergenetics is looking forward to attending the 77th annual scientific conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) in Baltimore, Maryland from February 19th to 22nd. Cybergenetics will be manning booth #104. On Friday, February 21st, our forensic scientists will be giving two talks and a poster presentation.
11:30 - 1:00 PM - Poster Presentation created by William Allan, MASc
Different TrueAllele Users, Same DNA Answer: A Multi-Center Proficiency Study
- The objective TrueAllele® genotyping computer gets the same DNA match statistics, regardless of laboratory or analyst. The identification information doesn’t depend on the sequencer or STR kit. TrueAllele learns lab parameters from evidence data without calibration. Our multi-center study shows that analysts everywhere get everything at once from all their DNA data.
1:45 - 2:10 PM - Talk by Jennifer Bracamontes, MS
Overcoming Unscientific Opposing Arguments Using Relevant Data
- Opposing lawyers and experts sometimes misrepresent scientific validation studies. Reliable forensic science and knowledgeable experts can overcome these distractions. Powerful quantitative tools can show which issues are relevant, and which are not. The talk shows how to refute nonscientic arguments with that differentiation.
2:30 - 2:45 PM - Talk by Kari Danser, MS
Getting More From Less: Low-Level DNA Mixtures on Cartridges
- Cartridges are common pieces of evidence at crime scenes, and DNA data from cartridges is hard to obtain. TrueAllele technology can quickly extract identification information from this challenging data. TrueAllele could use more DNA data than manual interpretation from cartridge casings, especially low-level and mixture data, providing more informative results.