MENU
MAY 5, 2021

Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021

This event is now apart of the Genetics Week Virtual Event Series. 

LabRoots is pleased to announce our 3rd Annual Event in the Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series on May 5, 2021. Join us for this free, one-day event on May 5th as we discuss DNA, chemistry, toxicology, digital forensics, and the important marginal area where science and medicine interact with the law.

This year's event includes the following tracks:

Forensic Research: From Evidence to Testimony

  • Forensic Genealogy

Advances and Challenges in Forensic Research

  • COVID-19 Impact on Forensic Science

Application of Analytical Methods in Forensic Sciences

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. The event will remain open for 2 years from the date of the live event, and the webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing.  This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global microbiology community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions.

Like the 2020 conference, this event will be produced on our robust platform, allowing you to watch, learn and connect seamlessly across all desktop or mobile devices. Equipped with gamification and point system, you can now move around the entire event, earning points for a chance to win one of LabRoots' most popular T-shirts.


 

Call for Posters — Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present data to a global audience via a PDF poster and video summary, and discuss results with interested colleagues through email. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2021 Forensic Sciences Virtual Event. Submission is free. Submit your abstract here.

Continuing Education  LabRoots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation for a maximum of 30 credits.

Use #LRforensics to follow the conversation!


Speakers
  • Nigel Brown, PhD, FIBMS, FRCPath, MRSC

    Consultant Clinical Scientist, Toxicology, Wansbeck General Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Francis Diamond

    Senior Staff Scientist, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) - USA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD

    Founder, Identifinders International
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Henry C. Lee, PhD

    Chia Professor, University of New Haven Chief Emeritus (ret.), Connecticut State Police Director, Research & Training Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nicole M.M. Novroski, PhD

    Assistant Professor & Forensic Geneticist, Forensic Science Program (Dept of Anthropology), University of Toronto Mississauga
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Pechal, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Katelynn Perrault, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Forensic Sciences and Chemistry, Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Forensic Sciences Unit, Chaminade University of Honolulu
    BIOGRAPHY
  • David Rivers, PhD

    Professor of Biology, Director of Forensic Studies, Graduate Director, Forensic Pattern Analysis Department of Biology, Loyola University Maryland
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D.

    Forensic pathologist and Medicolegal Consultant
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Ph.D., D-ABC

    Assistant Director, Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Department
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Frank Wendt, PhD

    National Institute of Mental Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry Division of Human Genetics, Yale School of Medicine & VA CT Healthcare System
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Karen Woodall, PhD

    Assistant Professor and Forensic Toxicologist Forensic Science Program, University of Toronto
    BIOGRAPHY

Agenda

  • MAY 05, 2021 12:00 PM PDT

    How to improve seized drug analysis workflows and throughput with fast, specific analysis by direct ionisation mass spectrometry?

    Francis Diamond
    Senior Staff Scientist, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) - USA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 05, 2021 10:30 AM PDT

    Designer benzodiazepines and pregabalin. A lethal combination

    Nigel Brown, PhD, FIBMS, FRCPath, MRSC
    Consultant Clinical Scientist, Toxicology, Wansbeck General Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 05, 2021 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Forensic Evidence; From Scene to Lab to Court

    Henry C. Lee, PhD
    Chia Professor, University of New Haven Chief Emeritus (ret.), Connecticut State Police Director, Research & Training Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 05, 2021 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Forensic Genetic Genealogy, a Revolutionary New Tool for Solving Cold Cases

    Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD
    Founder, Identifinders International
    BIOGRAPHY
  • A comprehensive look at decomposition odor research and the impact of COVID-19 on studies

    Katelynn Perrault, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Forensic Sciences and Chemistry, Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Forensic Sciences Unit, Chaminade University of Honolulu
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Combining Morphological and Chemical Identification for the Interrogation of Forensic Traces

    Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Ph.D., D-ABC
    Assistant Director, Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Department
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Forensic Pathology, From Crime Scene to Courtroom: Evidence to Testimony

    Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D.
    Forensic pathologist and Medicolegal Consultant
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Forensic Science Education in the COVID Era: Challenges, Victories and A Novel Pedagogical Approach for the Future

    Nicole M.M. Novroski, PhD
    Assistant Professor & Forensic Geneticist, Forensic Science Program (Dept of Anthropology), University of Toronto Mississauga
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Identification and Interpretation of Fly Pattern Evidence at Crime Scenes

    David Rivers, PhD
    Professor of Biology, Director of Forensic Studies, Graduate Director, Forensic Pattern Analysis Department of Biology, Loyola University Maryland
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Leveraging Bioinformatic Resources to Better Tackle Challenging Biological Substrates and DNA Profiles

    Frank Wendt, PhD
    National Institute of Mental Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry Division of Human Genetics, Yale School of Medicine & VA CT Healthcare System
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microbiomes after Death

    Jennifer Pechal, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Opioid Crisis - Challenges for Forensic Toxicologists

    Karen Woodall, PhD
    Assistant Professor and Forensic Toxicologist Forensic Science Program, University of Toronto
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Application of Analytical Methods in Forensic Sciences
  • The Opioid Crisis - Challenges for Forensic Toxicologists

    Karen Woodall, PhD
    Assistant Professor and Forensic Toxicologist Forensic Science Program, University of Toronto
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Leveraging Bioinformatic Resources to Better Tackle Challenging Biological Substrates and DNA Profiles

    Frank Wendt, PhD
    National Institute of Mental Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry Division of Human Genetics, Yale School of Medicine & VA CT Healthcare System
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Combining Morphological and Chemical Identification for the Interrogation of Forensic Traces

    Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Ph.D., D-ABC
    Assistant Director, Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Department
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microbiomes after Death

    Jennifer Pechal, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advances and Challenges in Forensic Research
  • A comprehensive look at decomposition odor research and the impact of COVID-19 on studies

    Katelynn Perrault, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Forensic Sciences and Chemistry, Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Forensic Sciences Unit, Chaminade University of Honolulu
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Identification and Interpretation of Fly Pattern Evidence at Crime Scenes

    David Rivers, PhD
    Professor of Biology, Director of Forensic Studies, Graduate Director, Forensic Pattern Analysis Department of Biology, Loyola University Maryland
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Forensic Science Education in the COVID Era: Challenges, Victories and A Novel Pedagogical Approach for the Future

    Nicole M.M. Novroski, PhD
    Assistant Professor & Forensic Geneticist, Forensic Science Program (Dept of Anthropology), University of Toronto Mississauga
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 05, 2021 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Forensic Genetic Genealogy, a Revolutionary New Tool for Solving Cold Cases

    Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD
    Founder, Identifinders International
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Forensic Research: From Evidence to Testimony
  • Forensic Pathology, From Crime Scene to Courtroom: Evidence to Testimony

    Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D.
    Forensic pathologist and Medicolegal Consultant
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 05, 2021 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Forensic Evidence; From Scene to Lab to Court

    Henry C. Lee, PhD
    Chia Professor, University of New Haven Chief Emeritus (ret.), Connecticut State Police Director, Research & Training Center
    BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Nigel Brown, PhD, FIBMS, FRCPath, MRSC

    Nigel Brown, PhD, FIBMS, FRCPath, MRSC

    Consultant Clinical Scientist, Toxicology, Wansbeck General Hospital

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Francis Diamond

    Francis Diamond

    Senior Staff Scientist, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) - USA

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD

    Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD

    Founder, Identifinders International

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Henry C. Lee, PhD

    Henry C. Lee, PhD

    Chia Professor, University of New Haven Chief Emeritus (ret.), Connecticut State Police Director, Research & Training Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nicole M.M. Novroski, PhD

    Nicole M.M. Novroski, PhD

    Assistant Professor & Forensic Geneticist, Forensic Science Program (Dept of Anthropology), University of Toronto Mississauga

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Pechal, PhD

    Jennifer Pechal, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Katelynn Perrault, PhD

    Katelynn Perrault, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Forensic Sciences and Chemistry, Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Forensic Sciences Unit, Chaminade University of Honolulu

    BIOGRAPHY
  • David Rivers, PhD

    David Rivers, PhD

    Professor of Biology, Director of Forensic Studies, Graduate Director, Forensic Pattern Analysis Department of Biology, Loyola University Maryland

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D.

    Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D.

    Forensic pathologist and Medicolegal Consultant

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Ph.D., D-ABC

    Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Ph.D., D-ABC

    Assistant Director, Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, Associate Professor, Forensic Science Department

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Frank Wendt, PhD

    Frank Wendt, PhD

    National Institute of Mental Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry Division of Human Genetics, Yale School of Medicine & VA CT Healthcare System

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Karen Woodall, PhD

    Karen Woodall, PhD

    Assistant Professor and Forensic Toxicologist Forensic Science Program, University of Toronto

    BIOGRAPHY

Sponsors & Partners

For information on becoming a sponsor or exhibitor, please click here.


Event Series


Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2023
May 16, 2023 5:30 am Pacific Time

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2023

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022
April 19, 2022 5:30 am Pacific Time

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2021
April 22, 2021 5:30 am Pacific Time

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2021

Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series 2020
May 06, 2020 6:00 am Pacific Time

Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series 2020

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2020
April 21, 2020 6:00 am Pacific Time

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2020

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2019
April 10, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2019

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2018
April 11, 2018 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2018

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2017
April 12, 2017 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2017

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2016
April 06, 2016 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2016

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2014
August 20, 2014 6:00 am Pacific Time

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2014

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2013
August 21, 2013 6:00 am Pacific Time

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2013

Program Committee

To download the Program Committee brochure here.


  • M. Eric Benbow, PhD, AAFS-F

    Dr. Benbow joined the faculty of at Michigan State University in 2014 with a joint appointment in the Department of Department of Entomology and Department Osteopathic Medical Specialties. From 2008 - 2013 he was an assistant professor at the University of Dayton. His research ...

    See more See less
  • Henry C. Lee, PhD

    Dr. Henry C. Lee is one of the world's foremost forensic scientists. Dr. Lee's work has made him a landmark in modern-day criminal investigations. He has been a prominent player in many of the most challenging cases of the last 50 years. Dr. Lee has worked with law enforcement ...

    See more See less
  • Nicole M.M. Novroski, PhD

    Dr. Nicole Novroski is an Assistant Professor and Forensic Geneticist within the Forensic Science Program at the University of Toronto. She is native to Canada, where she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Forensic Science and Biology at the University of Toronto (where she is ...

    See more See less
Help

Demographics