The ASCLD Forensic Research Committee is proud to announce the launch of the Validation and Evaluation Repository. The goal is to compile a list of unique validations and evaluations conducted by forensic labs and universities. The repository will catalog these efforts and provide the contact information of the people responsible for the work. It is ASCLD’s hope that this listing will foster communication and reduce unnecessary repetition of validations and evaluations to benefit the forensic community. If you find a validation or evaluation that you would like more information about, simply use the contact information provided to request a copy.
If you would like to submit information for the Repository, please click HERE.
Please use the following items to search the entries. You can use as many of the following as you need:
Urine Drug Cocaine Validation
Keywords: Urine, Cocaine
Laboratory: Phoenix Police Department
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Jody Wolf
Email: jody.wolf@nullphoenix.gov
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AmpFlSTR® Identifiler® Plus PCR Amplification Kit
Keywords: Identifiler Plus, PCR, Amplification, Kit
Laboratory: Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Roger Kahn
Email: roger.kahn@nullifs.hctx.net
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Seratec PSA Semiquant Test
Keywords: PSA, Seratec
Laboratory: Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Roger Kahn
Email: roger.kahn@nullifs.hctx.net
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Validation Report For Quantitation and/or Qualitative Identification of Benzodiazepines, Opioids, and Select Hypnotics by LC-MSMS
Keywords: LC-MSMS, Opioids, Benzodiazepines
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Tate Yeatman
Email: yeatmand@nullpbso.org
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ELISA Fentanyl Validation Report
Keywords: Fentanyl, ELISA
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Tate Yeatman
Email: yeatmand@nullpbso.org
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Validation of the ISFG Mixture Analysis Recommendations
Keywords: DNA, Mixtures, ISFG
Laboratory: Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Dan Katz
Email: daniel.katz@nullmaryland.gov
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Use of Mixture Deconvolution for the Purpose of Sole Source Match Statistics
Keywords: DNA, Mixture, Deconvolution
Laboratory: Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Dan Katz
Email: daniel.katz@nullmaryland.gov
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Summary of Complex Mixture Evaluations
Keywords: DNA, Mixture, Complex
Laboratory: Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Dan Katz
Email: daniel.katz@nullmaryland.gov
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Hair and Fiber Cross Contamination Prevention Study
Keywords: hair, fiber, tapelift, contamination, collection
Laboratory: Georgia Bureau of Investigation-Decatur
Discipline: Trace Chemistry
Contact Name: Tammy Jergovich
Email: tammy.jergovich@nullgbi.ga.gov
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Validation of Microcrystal Tests for the Testing of Suspected Controlled Substances
Keywords: microcrystal, controlled substances, crystals,
Laboratory: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services
Discipline: Seized Drugs
Contact Name: Violet Stephens, Eric Grunwald
Email: violet.stephens@nullstate.mn.us
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Drug-Chemistry-15-019-V.pdf
Validation of the Thermo Fisher Gemini Handheld FT-IR & Raman Spectrometer
Keywords: Raman Spectrometer, controlled substances, packaging
Laboratory: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services
Discipline: Seized Drugs
Contact Name: Violet Stephens
Email: violet.stephens@nullstate.mn.us
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Drug-Chemistry-18-002-V.pdf
Confirmation of designer benzodiazepines in urine and blood on the 4500 QTrap LC-MS/MS system
Keywords: designer benzodiazepines, 4500 QTrap, NPS benzodiazepine
Laboratory: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Brent Nelson
Email: brent.nelson@nullstate.mn.us
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Toxicology-20-005-V.pdf
Revised GRIM3 Validation
Keywords: GRIM, glass, refractive index, wavelength
Laboratory: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services
Discipline: Trace Chemistry
Contact Name: Patric Warrick
Email: patrick.warrick@nullstate.mn.us
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Trace-15-001-V.pdf
Yfiler Plus Validations
Keywords: Yfiler Plus, DNA,
Laboratory: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Kris Deters
Email: kristine.deters@nullstate.mn.us
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Biology-17-015-V.pdf
Implementing Hematoxylin into Casework at the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory
Keywords: hematoxylin, hair, root, stain, DNA
Laboratory: North Carolina State Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Trace Chemistry
Contact Name: Vanessa Martinucci
Email: vmartinucci@nullncdoj.gov
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Hematoxylin-North-Carolina.pdf
Lumicyano Validation
Keywords: lumicyano, validation, fume, fuming, ardrox, super, glue, DNA, swabbing, methanol
Laboratory: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Scientific Investigations Division
Discipline: Latent Prints
Contact Name: Kirk Garrison
Email: kgarrison@nullsbcsd.org
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Scanned-Full-Study.pdf
ArmedXpert Validation
Keywords: RMP, Random Match Probability
Laboratory: Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Steven Wiechman
Email: Steven.Wiechman@nullohioattorneygeneral.gov
File Link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Ohio-BCI-ArmedXpert-Validation-12222020-signed.pdf
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