DNA Diagnostics Inc.

Training / Workshops

  DNA Diagnostics, Inc. is committed to helping our customers understand the science of DNA typing, the methods and tests used to identify human DNA, their usefulness and limitations, and the various legal questions raised by attorneys and judges prior to and during trial. DNA Diagnostics, Inc. has provided training to prosecutors, defense attorneys, investigators, and law enforcement officials on effective DNA evidence handling, chain of custody procedures, specialized trial tactics, and effective presentation of DNA evidence in the court room. Workshops have also been designed to provide a basic understanding of the ABCs of DNA, as well as a thorough background of the molecular techniques used to determine an individual’s identity (i.e., a DNA profile) or parental lineage. 

DNA typing courses are available that are designed to provide the participant with an understanding of the principles and methodologies used in RFLP and PCR-based analyses. The practical applications of RFLP analysis, coupled with the use of PCR-amplified products of specific human DNA regions, are emphasized in selected topics for those in the legal professions as well as for forensic and research scientists. Customized workshops, seminars and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program are also available upon request to suit our customer’s needs. An outline of an often requested workshop, which focuses on effective presentation of DNA evidence in a jury trial, is presented below.

  
     
  DNA Profiling: Effective Presentation of DNA Evidence in Jury Trials
  1. INTRODUCTION: Objective and Goals
  1. ANALYSIS OF DNA:THEGENETICMATERIAL
  1. Historical Considerations
  1. Blood Typing
  2. DNA Typing
  1. Physical Characteristics
  1. Chromosomes, Genes, and Alleles
  1. Chemical Structure
  1. DNA TESTING TECHNIQUES
  1. DNA Typing/Profiling
  1. Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) Analysis
  2. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Methods
    a HLA DQA1/PM Typing
    b D1S80 Typing
    c Short Tandem Repeats (STR) Typin
    d Amelogenin ( gender determination ) Typing
  1. Methodological Problems and Issues
  1. RFLP versus PCR-Based Methods
  1. PRESENTING DNA EVIDENCE AT TRIAL
  1. Preparation/Presentation of DNA Evidence
    1. DNA Expert
    2. Qualification of the Expert Witness
  1. Technical versus Non-Technical Approaches
  2. Communicating DNA Evidence to the Jury
  1. DISCUSSION / CONCLUSIONS
  
     
     
  Other Workshops or training sessions have included such topics as:  

• PCR Methodology - D1S80 Typing

• DNA Typing: RFLP and PCR-Based Systems

• RFLP Technologies: Forensic and Research Applications

• The ABCs of DNA Typing: Principles and Methodologies

• Applications of DNA Technology in Forensic Science

• Advance Formula DNA: Crime Scene to Lab to Court
 
 

  
     
  Telephone (410) 286-0092, (703) 927-9090, or EMAIL DNA Diagnostics Inc. to schedule a Workshop or a customized training session to meet your needs.  


 
 

 
 
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