AFDAA 2014 Summer Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Location to be announced
7:30am – 2:00 pm
QIAGEN North American Users’ Meeting
The overarching theme for this meeting will be “Models of Efficiency”. We will host a number of QIAGEN
user talks followed by round-table discussions. The goal is to encourage users to share their experiences
when implementing a new workflow, or discuss ideas to improve workflow efficiency.
Some topics will include:
Sexual Assault Kit ScreeningImproved Sexual Assault casework processingTissue Source ScreeningImproving extraction from challenging samples
Concorde Room – Hilton Houston Post Oak
1:00 – 5:00 PM Promega Workshop
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PowerQuantT System: A New Robust DNA Quantification System
Maximizing Success with Challenging Samples
DNA Backlog Reduction Strategies
The Latest Advances in Forensic Technologies
5:00 - 7:00 PM AFDAA Meeting Early Registration
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Ballroom B – Hilton Houston Post Oak
7:45
Registration
Coffee in Exhibitor Hall
8:30
Welcome
Dennis Loockerman, AFDAA Chair
8:40
Keynote Address: Hon. Judge Barbara Hervey, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
9:00
Dr. Sarah Kerrigan, Sam Houston State University: Certification Resources for Forensic Scientists
9:10
Sponsor Update
9:40
Epigenetic markers for identification of body fluids: Deborah Silvaa,b, Joana Antunesa, Clarice
Alhob, Bruce McCorda aDepartment of Chemistry, Florida International University, bFaculty of
Biosciences, PUCRS-Brazil
10:00 Break (Refreshments in Exhibitor Hall)
10:30 Sponsor Update – Promega
10:55 Validation of the Hamilton AutoLys Star Plus robot for Forensic DNA Casework: TXDPS Houston
personnel
11:20 CODIS Update: Gary Molina, TXDPS CODIS Program Manager
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:30
Sponsor Update
1:55
Untested Sexual Assault Kits - The logistics of eliminating a backlog: Mary Symonds, HPD Crime
Laboratory DNA Analyst
2:15
Untested Sexual Assault Kits - A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Solving the Problem and
Preventing a Recurrence: Robin Guidry, HPD Crime Laboratory DNA Technical Manager
2:35
"One Giant Leap for Houston" Shifting Paradigms for Forensic Services Operating Under the
Umbrella of Police Management: Irma Rios, MBA*, Houston Police Department Crime Lab
Division, Dan Garner, PhD, Houston Forensic Science LGC, Inc., and Captain David Watkins, B.S.,
Houston Police Department Identification Division
2:55
Obtaining DNA from unfired firearms cartridges and fired cartridge casings: success rates,
process optimization, and application to casework: Shawn Montpetit, DNA technical Manager,
San Diego Police Department Crime Lab
3:15
Break (Refreshments in Exhibitor Hall)
3:45
AFDAA Business Meeting
New business includes: new members, Vice-Chair elections, Treasurer elections
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5:00
6:00
Adjourn
Welcome Reception sponsored by Qiagen
AFDAA 2014 Summer Meeting Agenda (continued)
Friday, August 1, 2014
Ballroom B – Hilton Houston Post Oak
7:30
Coffee in Exhibitor Hall
8:00
Welcome/Housekeeping
Dennis Loockerman, AFDAA Chair
8:10
Next Generation Sequencing Technology for the Identification Genetic Markers Associated
with Sudden Unexplained Death and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: D. Nicole Methner Ph.D.,
Steven Scherer Ph.D., Mark Powell MS, Katie Welch MS, and Roger Kahn Ph.D., Harris County
Institute of Forensic Science, Houston, Texas and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
8:30
Sponsor Update
8:55
The validation of a statistical tool for the analysis of DNA mixtures : Michael Donley, MS, FABC, Dustin Foley, MS, F-ABC, Katelyn Weymouth, PhD, Mark Powell, MS, F-ABC, Rebecca
Mikulasovich, MS, F-ABC, Katie Welch, MS, F-ABC, Roger Kahn, PhD, F-ABC
9:15
Room Temperature DNA Preservation and High Throughput Methods For Decomposing
Human Tissue Samples; An Alternative DVI Approach: Sheree Hughes-Stamm, PhD., Sam
Houston State University
9:35
Sponsor Update
10:00 Break (Refreshments in Exhibitor Hall)
10:30 Sponsor Update
10:55 TBD
11:15 TBD
11:35 TBD
12:00 Adjourn
Note: all times are subject to change
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