Forensic DNA Continuing Education Day Agenda
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The agenda will continue to be updated as the event gets closer. (Last updated 3/17/26)
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| April 27th, 2026 |
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Start | End | Time | Topic | Speaker | |
8:00:00 AM | 8:30:00 AM |
| Attendees arrive at IBBR |
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8:30:00 AM | 8:40:00 AM | 10 | Welcome and Introductory Remarks | Peter Vallone (NIST) |
Keynote |
8:40:00 AM | 9:40:00 AM | 60 | Activity Level Testimony: Issues, Intersections, and Anomalies | Ted Hunt (FBI) | |
9:40:00 AM | 10:00:00 AM | 20 | Discussion (Slido will be used for questions/surveys) | Peter Vallone (NIST) | |
10:00:00 AM | 10:30:00 AM |
| Networking Break |
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10:30:00 AM | 11:00:00 AM | 30 | Kentucky’s Implementation of Rapid DNA In a CODIS Laboratory (Virtual) | Regina Wells (KYSP) |
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11:00:00 AM | 11:30:00 AM | 30 | DNA Profile Calculator (ProCalc) – A Tool to Streamline Comparisons and Develop CODIS Entries | Caitlin Oliver (ATF) | |
11:30:00 AM | 12:00:00 PM | 30 | Discussion |
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12:00:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch |
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1:00:00 PM | 1:30:00 PM | 30 | Development of Human DNA Quantitation Standard 2372b | Erica Romsos (NIST) |
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1:30:00 PM | 2:00:00 PM | 30 | Recovering DNA from Fired Cartridge Casings - Research and Working Group | Lauren Mullen (NIST) | |
2:00:00 PM | 2:30:00 PM | 30 | QAS: 2025 and Beyond | Alyssandra Shaffer (FBI) | |
2:30:00 PM | 3:00:00 PM | 30 | Discussion |
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3:00:00 PM | 3:30:00 PM |
| Networking Break |
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3:30:00 PM | 4:00:00 PM | 30 | Powering Innovation in Forensic DNA Analysis | Jeremy Boone (Thermo Fisher) |
Vendor session |
4:00:00 PM | 4:30:00 PM | 30 | Getting the Most Out of the EZ2 Connect Fx: Optimization and Applications in Forensic DNA Extraction | Megan Gillespie (QIAGEN) | |
4:30:00 PM | 5:00:00 PM | 30 | From Prototype to Progress: Refining the Paradyme™ 27GY STR System | Anupama Gopalakrishnan (Promega) | |
5:00:00 PM | 5:30:00 PM | 30 | Discussion - Wrap up |
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