{"id":27705,"date":"2013-03-11T10:33:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T14:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=27705"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:33:03","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/bmfs\/instrumentation-and-facilities\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Presented Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each student in the BMFS program spends a minimum of three semesters gathering and analyzing data, writing and reviewing a thesis. \u00a0Each student is\u00a0assigned a full-time faculty member to serve on his or her research committee along with two other knowledgable professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the research projects completed by BMFS students have been presented at annual regional or national scientific conferences:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 76th Annual Meeting, Denver CO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><em>Xiaomeng Yang:<\/em> The Identification of MicroRNAs for Forensic Biofluid Detection Using a MicroRNA Expression Profiling Method<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2023<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 75th Annual Meeting, Orlando FL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><em>Kyra Uramoto:<\/em> Finding the DNA: How Much Was Recovered and Where Did the Rest Go?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 49th Annual Meeting, Mystic CT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Cameron Filipe: <\/em>Comparing Likelihood Ratios of Degraded DNA Mixture Profiles Using DNA-View\u00ae Mixture Solution&#x2122;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Grace Sanpietro: <\/em>Evaluating Chemical Attributions Signatures of Gasoline Using DART-MS and Chemometrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2022<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 74th Annual Meeting, Seattle WA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Abby Houliston:<\/em> Detection of Pesticides in Cannabis Flowers: A Comparative Study Utilizing DART-MS, LC-MS-MS and QuEChERS<\/li>\n<li><em>Nadine Koen<\/em>: Fentanyl Analog Metabolites in Urine Using Biocompatible Solid Phase Microextraction-Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry<\/li>\n<li><em>Wan Yu Tan:<\/em> The Visualization of Bruises Using an Alternate Light Source<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 48th Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls NY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Itunu Alao:<\/em> Automated Sperm Identification Using MetaSystems Metafer Imaging System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2021<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 47th Annual Meeting, Newport RI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mason Carlson: <\/em>Evaluation of the GelSight Mobile 3D Imaging System for Collection of Postmortem Fingerprints<\/li>\n<li><em>Reshma Gheevarghese:<\/em> Evaluating the Efficacy of Three Beta-Glucuronidase Enzymes for the Detection of Opioids for Forensic Toxicology Urine Testing in Drug Facilitated Crime Investigations<\/li>\n<li><em>Reshma Gheevarghese:<\/em> False Negative Results for Blood Tested in the Presence of Chemical Interferents<\/li>\n<li><em>Halia Haynes: <\/em>An Evaluation of Weak Anion Exchange Solid Phase Extraction Cartridges for the Quantitation of PFAS Compounds in Human Biological Matrices<\/li>\n<li><em>Abby Houliston: <\/em>Analysis of Benzodiazepines in Urine by UHPLC-MS\/MS: Meeting the Requirements of ASB Standard 121<\/li>\n<li><em>Alicia Huerta:<\/em> The Effects of Adulterants on the Detection of Delta-9- Tetrahydrocannabinol and Methamphetamine in Oral Fluid Immunoassay Testing<\/li>\n<li><em>Nadine Koen:<\/em>Analysis of Benzodiazepines in Urine by UHPLC-MS\/MS: Meeting the Requirements of ASB Standard 120<\/li>\n<li><em>Allen Mello: <\/em>Detection of \u03949-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Metabolites in the Meibomian Lipids of Tear Samples Through LC-MS\/MS<\/li>\n<li><em>Tan Wan Yu: <\/em>The Visualization of Bruises Using Alternate Light Source<\/li>\n<li><em>Emily Woods:<\/em> Utilizing BIO-SPME and DART-MS to Detect Drugs in Human Breast Milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2020<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 72nd Annual Meeting, Anaheim CA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Chi Hin Marco Chan :<\/em> Title Validation and Comparison of Three Sample Preparation Techniques for Quantitation of Amobarbital, Butalbital, and Phenobarbital in Blood and Urine Using Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatograph\/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UFLC\/MS\/MS)<\/li>\n<li><em>Tyler McDermott:<\/em> An Analysis of Unusual Mutation Patterns in Father-Son Pairs Using a ForenSeq\u00e4 DNA Signature Prep Kit and a YFiler\u00e4 Plus Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Amplification Kit<\/li>\n<li><em>Erika Phung<\/em>: Evaluation of the Long-Term Stability of Select Phenylacetylindole, Cycloalkyolindole, Quinolinyl, and Carboxamide Synthetic Cannabinoids in Human Whole Blood Using Liquid Chromatography\/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC\/MS\/MS)<\/li>\n<li><em>Miranda Shaine<\/em>: Optimization of the Forensic Identification of Blood Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 46th Annual Meeting, Virtual<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Natalie Law: <\/em>Comparison of Standard Operating Procedures Used for the Detection of Opioids in Blood<\/li>\n<li><em>Rebecca Millard: <\/em>Optimization of Extraction Methodologies for Condom Lubricants and Additives in the Presence of Biological Fluids<\/li>\n<li><em>Mary Nagle: <\/em>Optimizing the Isolation and Analysis of Exogenous Trace DNA from Fingernail Evidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2019<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 45th Annual Meeting, Lancaster PA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Kangning Zhang:<\/em> Detection of Saliva on Combustible and Electronic Cigarettes and Subsequent DNA Quantity Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Midwest Association for Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2019 Annual Meeting, Cleveland OH<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Sarah Boyle: <\/em>Comparison of LLE and SPE for the Analysis and Quantitation of THC, Synthetic Cannabinoids, and Metabolites for LC-MS\/MS Detection in Human Whole Blood<\/li>\n<li><em>Chi Hin Marco Chan: <\/em>Confirmation and Quantitation of Sympathomimetic Amines in Blood, Urine, Vitreous Humor and Tissue by SPE and GC\/MS<\/li>\n<li><em>Reann Esparza: <\/em>Impact of Body Mass Index, Calculated Blood Volume, Sex and Age on Observed Alprazolam Concentrations in Urine<\/li>\n<li><em>Erika Phung: <\/em>Evaluation of the Short-Term Stability of Select Naphthoylindole, Adamantoylindole, Quinolinyl, and Carboxamide Synthetic Cannabinoids in Human Whole Blood Using LC-MS\/MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>American Society for Mass Spectrometry 67th Conference, Atlanta GA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Christopher Nicholson:<\/em>Method Validation of Drugs of Abuse Using Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis\/Mass Spectrometry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 71st Annual Meeting,\u00a0Baltimore MD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Daniel Lee:<\/em>The Detection and Quantitation of 17 Synthetic Cannabinoids in Human Whole-Blood Using Liquid Chromatography\/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC\/MS\/MS) Following Supported Liquid Extraction<\/li>\n<li><em>Courtney McGowan:<\/em>The Detection and Quantitation of 23 Drugs in Blood and Urine Following Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS\/MS)<\/li>\n<li><em>Cassandra Swart:<\/em>A Casework Review for Determining Time Since Intercourse in Boston, Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li><em>Cassandra Swart:<\/em>The Detection and Quantitation of Ten Synthetic Cannabinoid Metabolites in Human Urine Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography\/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC\/MS\/MS)<\/li>\n<li><em>Andrew D. Ziegler<\/em>: The Optimization and Validation of a Novel Direct-Lysis Differential Extraction Procedure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2018<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 44th Annual Meeting, Bolton Landing, NY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Beatriz Garcia-Barboza:<\/em>Analysis of Microcystins LR, YR, and RR in Biological Fluids by 2D-LC Technology<\/li>\n<li><em>Paul Iarussi<\/em><em>:<\/em>Conversion of Combined Drugs LC-MS\/MS Method Into a Multi-Method Approach by 2D LC-MS\/MS Technology<\/li>\n<li><em>Kelsie Jenquine: <\/em>The Effect of Latent Fingerprint Processing on the Recovery of Gunshot Residue Particles from Latex Gloves<\/li>\n<li><em>Sydney L. Niles: <\/em>Confirming False Positive Rates in Immunochromatographic Assays Using Protein Mass Spectrometry and Microscopic Analysis<\/li>\n<li><em>Erika Phung:<\/em>Validation of 15 Synthetic Cannabinoid Metabolites in Urine by LC-MS\/MS<\/li>\n<li><em>Megan Smoker:<\/em>Glass Population Study and Discrimination of Glass Samples using Glass Refractive Index Measurement III and Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy Dispersive Spectrometry<\/li>\n<li><em>Cassandra Swart:<\/em>A Casework Review for Determining Time Since Intercourse in Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li><em>Cassandra Swart:<\/em>Detection and Quantitation of 10 Synthetic Cannabinoid Metabolites in Human Urine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Society of Forensic Toxicologists Annual Meeting in Minneapolis MN, October 2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Courtney McGowan<\/em>: The Simultaneous Analysis of Twenty-Three Drugs including Amphetamines, Antidepressants, Hallucinogenic, Opioids, Designers, and Anesthetics Compounds by UPLC-MS\/MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Gordon Research Conference for Forensic Analysis of Human DNA, Newry ME, June 2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Anooja Rai<\/em>: Optimization and Validation of a Novel Direct-Lysis Differential Extraction Procedure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Society of Forensic Toxicology\/The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists 2017 Annual Meeting, Boca Raton FL, January 2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Courtney McGowan: <\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>Recommendations for the determination of matrix suppression in biological samples by UPLC-ESI-MS\/MS: Extending Quality Measures in Forensic Toxicology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2017<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 43rd Annual Meeting, Pocono Manor PA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Kayla Benvenuto<\/em>: 2D LC\/MS-MS Analysis of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Urine, Plasma and Edibles<\/li>\n<li><em>Ani Kazaryan<\/em>: Hyperspectral Imaging: Proof of Concept for Field Analysis of Select Opioids and Salvia Divinorum<\/li>\n<li><em>Courtney McGowan<\/em>: Recommendation for the Determination of Matrix Suppression in Biological Samples by UPLC-ESI-MS\/MS: Extending Quality Measures in Forensic Toxicology<\/li>\n<li><em>Annoja Rai<\/em>: Optimization and Validation of a Novel Direct-Lysis Differential Extraction Procedure<\/li>\n<li><em>Jacob Samuel<\/em>: LC-MS\/MS Analysis of Ketamine and its Metabolites in Urine *winner of the NEAFS collegiate poster competition*<\/li>\n<li><em>Jennifer Sheehan<\/em>: Characterizing Double-Back Stutter In Low To Multi-Copy Number Regimes In Forensically Relevant STR Loci<\/li>\n<li><em>Ash Vallier<\/em>: Chiral Separation and Quantitation of the Enantiomers of Ephedrine,Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, MDA, MDMA, and Phentermine in Blood using LC-MS\/MS<\/li>\n<li><em>Robert Walsh<\/em>: Characterization of Salvia Divinorum Fortification by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>California Association of Criminalists Spring 2017 Meeting, San Francisco CA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Megan Wong<\/em>: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Forensic Detection and Identification of Human Saliva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 69th Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>David Barajas<\/em>: An examination of the effects of salvia divinorum fortification on stable isotope ratios<\/li>\n<li><em>Malorie Mella<\/em>: Detection of Cocaine and Its Major Metabolites in Rodent Bone Following Outdoor Decomposition after Chronic Cocaine Administration using 2D-LC\/MS\/MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2016<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 42nd Annual Meeting,\u00a0Atlantic City NJ<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Malorie<\/em> <em>Mella<\/em>:<em>\u00a0<\/em>Detection of Cocaine and Its Major Metabolites in Rodent Bone Following Outdoor Decomposition after Chronic Cocaine Administration using\u00a02D-LC\/MS\/MS<\/li>\n<li><em>Amanda Moore<\/em>:\u00a0Identification of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opiates using Ambient Ionization High Resolution Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry<\/li>\n<li><em>Amanda Moore<\/em>:\u00a0The Screening and Confirmation of NBOMe Designer Drugs on Blotter Paper by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry and FTIR Chemical Imaging Spectroscopy<\/li>\n<li><em>Rachel Pruckler<\/em>:<em>\u00a0<\/em>An Assessment of Pipette Calibration Stability Using Statistical Process Control Charts<\/li>\n<li><em>Xia Yearwood-Garcia<\/em>: Changes in the Probability Distribution of the Number of Contributors when Signal Thresholds Are Applied to Complex DNA Mixtures\n<ul>\n<li>*winner of the NEAFS collegiate poster competition*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Lin Zhen<\/em>:\u00a0The Effects of Filtration Sterilization on the Stability of Ketamine, Selected Benzodiazepines and Metabolites in Female Urine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 68th Annual Meeting,\u00a0Las Vegas NV<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Alora Sansola<\/em>: Postmortem Iris Recognition and Its Application in Human Identification<\/li>\n<li><em>Erin Walsh<\/em>: Evaluation of the Components Within Electronic Cigarette Liquids and Drugs of Abuse Using Gas Chromatography\/Mass Spectrometry (GC\/MS) and Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC\/MS\/MS)<\/li>\n<li><em>Kathryn Zegarelli<\/em>: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for the Forensic Analysis of Vaginal Fluid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Society of Forensic Toxicologists Annual Meeting, Dallas TX<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Raquel LeBlanc:\u00a0<\/em>Quantification of Eight Synthetic Piperazines in Biological Specimens Using UFLC-ESI-MS\/MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2015<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 67th Annual Meeting,\u00a0Orlando FL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Elena Bemelmans<\/em>: Effects of Decomposition on the Recoverability of Biological Fluid Evidence<\/li>\n<li><em>Jessica Irvine<\/em>: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Forensic Analysis of Human Semen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>63rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, St. Louis\u00a0MO<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Ashley Davis<\/i>:<i>\u00a0<\/i>Acquiring Chemical Attribute Signatures for Gasoline: Ambient Ionization and Chemometric Analysis of Headspace Concentrates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Southwestern Association of Toxicologists\u00a0Annual Meeting,\u00a0New Orleans LA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Erin Walsh<\/i>:\u00a0Detection of Drugs of Abuse Within Electronic Cigarette Liquids Using Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Ultra Fast Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 41st Annual Meeting, Hyannis MA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>David Barajas<\/em>: Variations on a theme: The detection of NBOMe designer drugs on blotter paper by high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) with and without chromatography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2014<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 66th Annual Meeting, Seattle WA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Andrew Horsley<\/em>: High Throughput Analysis of Street-Quality Drug Mixtures by DART GSX Analysis and MassWorks Post-Acquisition Characterization<\/li>\n<li><em>Sarah Norsworthy<\/em>: Characterizing Rates of Allelic Dropout and the Impact on Estimating the Number of Contributors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>62nd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics,\u00a0Baltimore MD<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Frederick Li<\/i>:<i>\u00a0<\/i>Detection and Characterization of Chemical Attribution Signatures from Smokeless Powders by Direct Analysis in Real Time &#8211; Mass Spectrometry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 40th Annual Meeting, Hershey PA<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Anneliese Lake<\/i>:\u00a0Recoverability of Latent Fingerprints on Firearms Evidence at the Boston Police Latent Print Unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>American Society of Human Genetics 64th Annual Meeting, San Diego CA<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Lauren Alfonse<\/em>: Determining the Number of Contributors from Complex Mixtures: Effects of Template Mass and Complexity on the Ability to Correctly Identify the Number of Contributors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The Electrochemical Society 225th Meeting, Orlando FL<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Candace Churinsky Martin<\/em>: The Effect of Repeated Activation on Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode Cards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2013<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 65th Annual Meeting, Washington DC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Jacob Gordon<\/em>: Error Tradeoffs in Human Identity Comparisons: Determining a Complexity Threshold and Exclusion Criteria for DNA Mixture Interpretation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>International Association for Identification 98th Educational Conference, Providence RI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Kristyn Ferber<\/i>:<i>\u00a0<\/i>You Never Leave the Same Print Once<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 39th Annual Meeting, Cromwell CT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Rhiannon Carter<\/i>:<i>\u00a0<\/i>Colorimetric Analysis of Salvia divinorum Utilizing Ehrlich\u2019s Reagent<\/li>\n<li><i>Joseph Iacona<\/i>:\u00a0Genomic DNA Isolation from Amplified Product for Recursive Genotyping of Low-Template DNA Samples\u00a0<em>*recipient of the NEAFS Carol DeForest Student Research Grant*<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Caitlin Rogers<\/em>:\u00a0The Prevalence of Intact Sperm Cells in Incidents of Sexual Assault: A Case Study<\/li>\n<li><em>Kayleigh Rowan<\/em>:\u00a0Characterization of the Sources of Peak Height Uncertainty Resulting from Ordinary Alterations During Forensic DNA Processing: Examining Validation Schemes for the Calibration of NOCit\u00a0<em> *winner of the NEAFS collegiate poster competition*<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2012<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 64th Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Cristina Padilla<\/em>: Challenges in Evaluating Cause and Manner of Death in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Patients<\/li>\n<li><em>Corissa Rodgers<\/em>: Further Studies Investigating Zeolites for the Recovery of Oxygenated Compounds from Fire Debris Samples<\/li>\n<li><em>Emily Kinnaman<\/em>: Evaluating the Efficacy of Post-Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Purification Using Qiagen MinElute\u00ae on Low Template Samples (Student Forum)<\/li>\n<li><em>Jessica Shea<\/em>: Development of Streptavidin-Biotin Binding of DNA Amplicons Methods for the Typing and Re-Typing of Forensically Relevant Short Tandem Repeats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 38th Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs NY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Amanda Garrett<\/em>:Improving DNA Evidence Collection via Quantitative Analysis: A Systems Approach<\/li>\n<li><em>James Joseph<\/em>: Identification of the \u201cLegal High\u201d Phenylalkylamine Analogues: 5-Iodo-2-Aminoindane (5-IAI) and 5, 6-Methylenedioxy-2-Aminoindane (MDAI) by Colorimetric Tests and GC-MS<\/li>\n<li><em>David Patlak<\/em>: Evaluation of Wet Vacuum Collection Versus Traditional Methods for Collection of Biological Crime Scene Samples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2011<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Academy of Forensic Sciences 63rd Annual Meeting, Chicago IL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Jackson Jeong<\/em>: Validation Studies of Allele Drop-out and Heterozygote Peak Imbalance of Single and Mixture Profiles Generated with AmpFlSTR\u00ae Identifiler\u00ae PCR Amplification Kit and analyzed with GeneMapper\u00ae ID-X<\/li>\n<li><em>Jonathon Dunn<\/em>: Effects of DNA Degradation on Single-Source and Mixture Profiles Generated Using Traditional and Mini- STRs<\/li>\n<li><em>Elyse Cooper<\/em>: Differential Extraction Conditions: Effects of Aging and Dehydration on DNA Mixture Quantification and Amplification<\/li>\n<li><em>Kathryne St. Pierre<\/em>: Evaluation of a Novel Methodology for the Recovery of Volatiles from Fire Debris Samples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 37th Annual Meeting, Newport RI <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Corissa Rodgers<\/em>: Further Studies Investigating Zeolites for the Recovery of Oxygenated Compounds from Fire Debris Samples \u00a0 <em>* winner of the NEAFS Peter DeForest Collegiate Competition*<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Additionally, students can find research opportunities through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/research\/\">GMS Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each student in the BMFS program spends a minimum of 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