DNA Forensics and Genetics Links
This page is linked to the Homepage of Dr. Nuttall,
Director of LHU's DNA Forensics Program.
Current and Upcoming Meetings
DNA Forensics and Parentage Testing Sites
- AAFS. American Academy of
Forensic Science. Publishes the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
Sets accreditation standards for Forensic Education, both undergraduate and
graduate. Lists University programs and jobs. You can become a
student
member of AAFS, as well.
- ABC (American Board of
Criminalistics). What you have to know in general to work in the
field of DNA forensics to pass the certification exams, as well as in
molecular
biology.
- AFIP (Armed Forces Institute of
Pathology), home of
AFDIL (Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory).
- Applied Biosystems.
Leader in Human, Animal, and Microbe ID. STR Kits for Crime Labs.
- ASCLD-LAB, Accreditation Board for
Forensic Laboratories.
- Barcoding Life using Co1
sequencing. Consortium for the Barcode of Life homepage.
- Bode Technology Group,
Excellent laboratory with impressive capabilities.
- Orchid Cellmark Labs in Maryland (did
testing for OJ Simpson case). One of the first private DNA Forensics lab in nation.
- Crime Scene Investigation. Good FAQs
here for CSI.
- Current DNA Forensic News.
Great site to see what's happening around the world.
- DAB (DNA Advisory Board)
Standards for Quality Assurance and Personnel Standards for Forensic DNA
Testing Laboratories. The definitive standards for laboratories in the
field.
- DNA Diagnostics, Inc.
Animal Forensics. Neat site, good information.
- DNA.gov. A site with
on-line courses, training, and all that's new in DNA at a national level.
- MAAFS. Mid-Atlantic Association
of Forensic Scientists. Meetings to attend.
- Mitomap. A complete site for
mtDNA sequence information.
- Mitotyping Technologies. Premiere lab for mtDNA sequencing. In
State College, PA!
- National Center for Biotechnology
Information. Most authoritative site there is for genetics.
Contains the OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) and GenBank
databases...and more.
- National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab,
Ashland Oregon. Animal Forensics.
-
Northeast Wildlife DNA
Laboratory at East Stroudsburg University
- Northwest
Association of Forensic Scientists (NWAFS).
- PA Civil
Service Site for jobs,
including Forensic Scientist Trainee.
- Promega's
Human Identity Website. Excellent for current types of STR tests,
general forensic info.
- Reliagene - specializes in human
ID and parentage testing.
Genetics and Molecular Biology Sites (Many animations)