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2021 Judson C. French Award

AWARD CITATION

The team is recognized for development and extensive characterization of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2391d, the PCR-Based DNA Profiling Standard. This standard is widely used by international, federal, state, local and commercial DNA forensic testing laboratories, providing reference values for the most comprehensive set of forensic identification genetic markers (>200 to date). Characterization of the SRM was performed with revolutionary technologies such as next-generation sequencing and digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR), enabling the development, calibration, and implementation of methods for human identification, determination of genetic ancestry, and prediction of eye and hair color from genetic markers for forensic use.

GROUP AWARD

Carolyn Steffen

Biologist
Material Measurement Laboratory

Erica Romsos

Biologist
Material Measurement Laboratory

Katherine Gettings

Biologist
Material Measurement Laboratory

Kevin Kiesler

Biologist
Material Measurement Laboratory

Lisa Borsuk

Biologist
Material Measurement Laboratory

Hariharan Iyer

Mathematical Statistician
Information Technology Laboratory

Peter Vallone

Supervisory Research Chemist
Material Measurement Laboratory