Oxford Global is inviting you to participate in the 2nd Annual Genetics in Forensics Congress, taking place on March 14 – 15, 2017 in London, UK at the Holiday Inn London Kensington.
Agenda
In keeping with Oxford Global’s highly successful life sciences series, an expert panel of 40 speakers will present a full conference programme covering the topics outlined below:
Day 1 Stream 1 – Updates in Utilising NGS in Forensic Science
- Advances in the future application of next generation sequencing in forensics
- NGS for forensic microbiological analysis
- Non-sequencing application of NGS
- Methylation analysis
- Exploring different NGS platforms
- Illumina
- Promega
- Thermo Fisher/Life Technologie
- Validation of massively parallel sequencing of STRs and SNPs
- The use of NGS in exploring microRNA markers for body fluid identification
Day 1 Stream 2 – Interpretation, Database and Casework Hurdles: Overcoming Key Challenges in Forensic Genetics Research
- Latest advancements in DNA database construction
- Data management and storage: updates and future applications
- Novel biostatistics: strategies and software for interpretation of DNA profiles
- Trace DNA as forensic evidence: case studies in court
Day 2 Stream 1 – Analysing Forensic Applications of DNA Markers
- Advances in DNA profiling: tools & technologies
- Novel insights into: STR, SNP, mtDNA profiling
- The latest updates in: STR, SNP, mtDNA profiling
- DNA phenotyping: ethical and legal considerations
- Analysis of human genome variation in forensic science
- Non-human DNA typing
- Dealing with degraded DNA samples
Day 2 Stream 2 – Forensic Anthropology Case Studies
- Recovery and identification of victims in mass fatality events
- Human remains: estimation of age, gender and ancestral origin
- Forensic Facial Reconstruction (FFR)
- Virtual forensic anthropology (3D surface scanners)
- Applications of stable isotope analysis
Confirmed Speakers
- Peter Gill – Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
- Sheila Willis – Forensic Science Ireland, Ireland
- Tracy Alexander – Forensic Services, City of London Police, UK
- Ann Ross – Forensic Sciences Institute, North Carolina State University, USA
- Geraldine O’Donnell – DNA, Forensic Science Ireland, Ireland
- Angela Gallop, CBE – Strathclyde University Centre of Forensic Science, UK
- Charla Marshall – Emerging Technologies, Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab, USA
- Randall Murch – Research Program Development, National Capital Region, Virginia Tech, USA
- Kenneth Kidd – Genetics, of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
- Dieter Deforce – Ghent University, Belgium
- Philip Danielson – University of Denver, USA
- Klaas Slooten – Netherlands Forensic Institute, Netherlands
- Eugénia Cuhna – University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Walter Bodmer – University of Oxford, UK
- Jack Ballantyne – University of Central Florida, USA
- Didier Meuwly – Netherlands Forensic Institute, Netherlands
- John Masters – Experimental Pathology, UCL, UK
- Sree Kanthaswamy – Geneticist, University of California, USA
- Ayse Serin – Cukurova University School of Medicine, Turkey
- Tal Simmons – Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
- Jari Louhelainen – Biochemistry, Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Helsinki, Finland and Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- Stefano Vanin – Forensic Biology, University of Huddersfield, UK
- Sharon Derrick – Forensic Anthropologist, Identification Manager and Agency Coordinator, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, USA
- Nicholas Marquez-Grant, Forensic Anthropologist, University of Cranfield, UK
- Anna Williams – Forensic Anthropologist, University of Huddersfield, UK
- Seth Faith – Forensic Science, North Carolina University, USA
- Graham Williams – Secure Societies Institute, University of Huddersfield, UK
- Stan Brown – Forensic Science Northern Ireland
- Gillian Tully – Forensic Science Regulator, Home Office, UK
- Niels Morling – Forensic Genetics, Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen
- Clemente Fernandes – São Paulo State University
- Cristiana Palmela Pereira – University of Lisbon
- Mônica Serra – São Paulo State University
- Peter Forster, Geneticist, University of Cambridge, UK
- Robert Green – Forensic Science, University of Kent
- Ashley Hall – University of Illinois
- Sandy Calloway – University of California, Davis and Assistant Scientist, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Submit a Poster
For attendees interested in submitting a poster there are opportunities now available. Your poster presentation will be located in the exhibition room for two days alongside other posters from those working at the forefront of Genetics in Forensics Research.
How to submit your abstract
We will require:
- Poster title, Abstract (200 words or less)
- Principal author, Organisation
- Mailing address, Email, Telephone, Fax
- Additional authors
In order to secure your board space a fee of £250 plus VAT will be required. The poster should be presented as A0 (841mm x 1189mm) portrait size.
To take advantage of this opportunity you need to be registered as a paid delegate over the 2 days. We have limited spaces available, so please register soon!