Receive FREE forensic relationship training at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center in Huntington, WV. Laboratory analysts interested in implementing cases related to relationships (paternity, incest, body ID, etc.) into their current workflow will benefit from the training modules provided.
Previous experience in relationship comparisons is not required, though individuals should have a basic knowledge of forensic DNA applications. Our goal is to provide law enforcement agencies the requisite training and resources to be able to perform relationship comparison cases instead of out-sourcing these case types.
Training topics include:
•History & Evolution of Relationship Testing
•Standard Trio Comparisons and Relationship Specific Statistics
•Single Parent Comparisons
•Reverse Paternity Comparisons
•Specialized Laboratory Techniques
•Demonstration of Bone Sampling
•Ethics in Testing
•Testifying to Relationship Testing
•Relationship Comparison Standards
•Reporting Relationship Comparison Results
•Statistical Software (eDNA)
•Complex Relationship Statistics (Full and Half Siblings)
