Call for Speakers Now Open for CHI’s DNA Forensics Conference

NEEDHAM, Mass. - Feb. 5, 2016 - PRLog -- Advances in DNA profiling technologies are enabling faster and more accurate results, in some cases moving procedures from the lab to the crime scene. Emerging tools such as next-generation sequencing are also creating new possibilities in forensic DNA investigation, but with that comes unfamiliar scientific and legal implications. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Inaugural DNA Forensics event will examine new technologies, changing policies, and trends in forensic DNA investigations. Special focus will be given to next-generation sequencing (NGS), including statistical analysis and interpretation of DNA profiles. Optimizing extraction techniques and isolation will also be addressed with an emphasis on challenging samples. Overall, this event aims to address existing bottlenecks while introducing solutions and new concepts in the DNA identification field.

CHI seeks high-quality papers relating to the following topics:

OPTIMIZING DNA EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES

• Working with challenging samples

• Extraction efficiency

• Processing methods

• DNA quantification

• Working with trace DNA, Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA, and mixture DNA

• Extracting DNA from:

• Cadaver soil samples

• Eggs, larvae, pupae, and insects

• Postmortem microbial communities

• Skeletal remains

• Fingerprints

• Touch DNA

DNA ISOLATION AND PROFILING

• Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profiling

• Mitochondrial DNA

• RNA Biomarkers

• Using databases (CODIS)

• Mixture interpretation software

RAPID DNA EVALUATION

• Rapid amplification in crime scene samples

• Development of portable DNA extraction tools

• Improving processing efficiency

TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN IDENTIFICATION: EXISTING AND EMERGING

• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

• Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

• Mass Spectrometry

• Next-Generation Sequencing

• Expert Systems

• Lab-on-a-Chip

Follow this link to submit a speaker proposal:
http://www.nextgenerationdx.com/NextGeneration_Content.as...

Submission Deadline is February 12, 2016.

To inquire about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, contact: Joseph Vacca, Tel: 781-972-5431, jvacca@healthtech.com.

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Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), a division of Cambridge Innovation Institute, is the preeminent life science network for leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech, CROs, academia, and niche service providers. CHI is renowned for its vast conference portfolio held worldwide including PepTalk, Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, SCOPE Summit, Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, PEGS Summit, Drug Discovery Chemistry, Biomarker World Congress, World Pharmaceutical Congress, Next Generation Dx Summit and Discovery on Target. CHI's portfolio of products include Cambridge Healthtech Institute Conferences, Barnett International, Insight Pharma Reports, Cambridge Marketing Consultants, Cambridge Meeting Planners, Knowledge Foundation Bio-IT World Clinical Informatics News and Diagnostics World.