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.
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Please use the following items to search the entries. You can use as many of the following as you need:
Foster+Freeman RECOVER LFT Validation
Keywords: RECOVER LFT, cartridge cases, metal
Laboratory: Idaho State Police
Discipline: Latent Prints
Contact Name: Tina Walthall
Email: tina.walthall@nullisp.idaho.gov
File link:
Web link: https://isp.idaho.gov/forensics/validation/
Keywords: Fire Debris, GCMS
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Trace Chemistry
Contact Name: Tate Yeatman
Email: yeatmand@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-Report-for-Fire-Debris-Analysis-by-GC-MS.pdf
Web link: Method Validation Report for the Identification and Quantitative Threshold Testing of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Cannabis
Keywords: THC, Cannabis, Hemp, Quantitative
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Seized Drugs
Contact Name: Tate Yeatman
Email: yeatmand@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Method-Validation-Report-for-the-Identification-and-Quantitative-Threshold-Testing-of-Tetrahydro.pdf
Web link: Screening of Suspected Overdose Samples with Randox MultiSTAT Analyzer
Keywords: Toxicology, Immunoanalyser, Drugs of Abuse, Post-mortem Blood
Laboratory: Idaho State Police Forensic Services
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Tina Mattox
Email: tina.mattox@nullisp.idaho.gov
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Randox-MultiSTAT-Validation-Plan-and-Summary-with-Attachments.pdf
Web link: http://www.isp.idaho.gov/ Analysis of Benzodiazepines using Liquid-Chromatography Mass Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry
Keywords: benzodiazepines, solid-phase extraction, LC/MS/MS
Laboratory: Wisconsin Division of Forensic Science
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Jonathan Tomko (tomkojt@nulldoj.state.wi.us), Leah Macans (MacansLJDOJ.STATE.WI.US), or Toxicology Technical Lead
Email: tomkojt@nulldoj.state.wi.us
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-Summary_20230310_final.pdf, https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Supplementary-Document-One_20230302_final.pdf, https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-Pre-face_20230310_final.pdf, https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/TXPM-6.5-Benzodiazepines_Z-drugs-1097-9.pdf, https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/SOFT_2022_Abstract_Benzodiazpeines_220810.pdf
Web link: https://www.doj.state.wi.us/dfs/contact-information STRmix V2.6.2
Keywords: STRmix, Powerplex Fusion 6C, 3500
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Amy McGuckian
Email: mcguckiana@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Estimation-of-STRmix-V2.6-Parameters-for-Palm-Beach-County-Sheriffs-Office-PowerPlex-Fusion-6C-3.pdf, https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/PBSO-STRmix-v2.6.2-Internal-Validation-Powerplex-Fusion-6C-3500xl-CE.pdf, https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/STRmix-2.6.2-internal-functional-testing-evaluation-summary.pdf
Web link: Internal Validation with PowerPlex Fusion 6C, Proflex PCR System, and 3500xL Series Genetic Analyzer Validation Report
Keywords: Fusion 6C, PowerPlex, ProFlex
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Amy McGuckian
Email: mcguckiana@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Internal-Validation-with-PowerPlex-Fusion-6C-Proflex-PCR-System-and-3500xL-Series-Genetic-Analyz.pdf
Web link: Validation for the Qualitative Analysis of Seized Drugs by GC-IRD
Keywords: GC-IRD, Seized Drug, Cathinones
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Seized Drugs
Contact Name: Ilene Alford
Email: alforda@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-for-the-Qualitative-Analysis-of-Seized-Drugs-by-GC-IRD.pdf
Web link: Validation Report for Quantitation and/or Qualitative Identification of Benzodiazepines, Opioids and Select Hypnotics in Whole Blood by LC MSMS
Keywords: Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Hypnotics, LC-MSMS, Whole Blood
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Nick Tiscione
Email: tiscionen@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-Report-for-Quantitation-and_or-Qualitative-Identification-of-Benzodiazepines-Opioids-.pdf
Web link: Validation Report for Quantitation of Select Stimulants in Whole Blood by LC-MSMS
Keywords: Stimulants, LC-MSMS, Whole Blood
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Nick Tiscione
Email: tiscionen@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-Report-for-Quantitation-of-Select-Stimulants-in-Whole-Blood-by-LC-MSMS.pdf
Web link: Validation Summary for Alcohol Analysis by Headspace GC-FID/MS
Keywords: BAC, ethanol, Headspace
Laboratory: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Nick Tiscione
Email: tiscionen@nullpbso.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-Summary-for-Alcohol-Analysis-by-Headspace-GC-FIDMS.pdf
Web link: ForenSeq Kintelligence Kit, MiSeq FGx Sequencing, and Universal Analysis Software Internal Validation
Keywords: Kintelligence, Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS), Forensic genetic genealogy (FGG)
Laboratory: Signature Science, LLC – Center for Advanced Genomics
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Michelle Peck
Email: mpeck@nullsignaturescience.com
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Web link: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/forensic.2022.0014 NYC OCME Internal Validation of STRmixTM v2.7 for Fusion 5C/3500xL Data – STRmixTM Parameters
Keywords: STRmix, Fusion 5C/3500XL
Laboratory: New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Timothy D. Kupferschmid
Email: tkupferschmid@nullocme.nyc.gov
File link:
Web link: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ocme/downloads/pdf/strmix_v2_7_parameters.pdf Estimation of STRmix parameters for OCME New York Laboratory
Keywords: STRmix
Laboratory: New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Timothy D. Kupferschmid
Email: tkupferschmid@nullocme.nyc.gov
File link:
Web link: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ocme/downloads/pdf/strmix_parameters.pdf Internal Validation of STRmix V2.4 for Fusion
Keywords: STRmix
Laboratory: New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Timothy D. Kupferschmid
Email: tkupferschmid@nullocme.nyc.gov
File link:
Web link: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ocme/downloads/pdf/STRmix-V2-4-Fusion-5C-Validation%20Summary.pdf Internal Validation of GeneMarker HID software
Keywords: GeneMarker, HID
Laboratory: New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Timothy D. Kupferschmid
Email: tkupferschmid@nullocme.nyc.gov
File link:
Web link: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ocme/downloads/pdf/GeneMarker-HID-Validation-Summary.pdf PowerPlex® Fusion System Amplification Kit on the Applied Biosystems 3130xl Genetic Analyzer using GeneMarker HID v. 2.8.2 Analysis Software Validation Report
Keywords: PowerPlex Fusion, 3130xL
Laboratory: New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Timothy D. Kupferschmid
Email: tkupferschmid@nullocme.nyc.gov
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Web link: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ocme/downloads/pdf/Fusion-Validation-Summary.pdf Internal Validation of STRmix™ v2.7 for Fusion 5C/3500xL Data
Keywords: STRmix, Fusion 5C/3500xL
Laboratory: New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Timothy D. Kupferschmid
Email: tkupferschmid@nullocme.nyc.gov
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Web link: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ocme/downloads/pdf/internal_validation_strmix_2_7.pdf Multi-drug Screen in Blood and Urine by LC/MS/MS Using SLE+ Extraction Plates
Keywords: Toxicology, Multi-Drug, LC/MS/MS
Laboratory: Idaho State Police Forensic Services
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Matthew Gamette
Email: matthew.gamette@nullisp.idaho.gov
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Validation-Summary-MDS-APPROVED.pdf
Web link: https://isp.idaho.gov/forensics/validation/ Multi-drug and Cannabinoids Screen in Blood and Urine by LC/Q-TOF Using SLE+ Extraction Plates
Keywords: Toxicology, LC/Q-TOF, Multi-Drug, Cannabinoids
Laboratory: Idaho State Police Forensic Services
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Matthew Gamette
Email: matthew.gamette@nullisp.idaho.gov
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Final-Validation-Summary-QTOF-MDS-APPROVED.pdf, https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Final-Validation-Summary-QTOF-Cannabinoids-APPROVED.pdf
Web link: https://isp.idaho.gov/forensics/validation/ Antiepileptics / Acidic Drug Confirmation and Quantitation by LCMSMS
Keywords: antiepileptics, acidic drugs, LCMSMS
Laboratory: Montgomery County Coroner’s Office / Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Matthew Juhascik
Email: juhascikm@nullmcohio.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/AEA-by-LCMSMS-Summary-of-Validation-7482-1-1.pdf
Web link: Hemp analysis by LCMSMS
Keywords: hemp, marijuana, total THC, LCMSMS
Laboratory: Montgomery County Coroner’s Office / Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Seized Drugs
Contact Name: Matthew Juhascik
Email: juhascikm@nullmcohio.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Hemp-THC-and-THCA-by-LCMSMS-Summary-of-Validation-7489-1.pdf
Web link: Antiepileptics / Acidic Drug Confirmation and Quantitation by LCMSMS
Keywords: antiepileptics, acidic drugs, LCMSMS
Laboratory: Montgomery County Coroner’s Office / Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Matthew Juhascik
Email: juhascikm@nullmcohio.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/AEA-by-LCMSMS-Summary-of-Validation-7482-1.pdf
Web link: Drug-Facilitated Crime Analysis by LCMSMS
Keywords: drug-facilitated, sexual assault, LCMSMS, solid-phase extraction
Laboratory: Montgomery County Coroner’s Office / Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Matthew Juhascik
Email: juhascikm@nullmcohio.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/DFC-Validation-Summary-7487-1.pdf
Web link: THC related compounds by LCMSMS
Keywords: THC, delta 8, LCMSMS, solid-phase extraction
Laboratory: Montgomery County Coroner’s Office / Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Matthew Juhascik
Email: juhascikm@nullmcohio.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/THCPlus-by-LCMSMS-Summary-of-Validation-7494-1.pdf
Web link: Benzodiazepines by LCMSMS
Keywords: Benzodiazepines, LCMSMS, solid-phase extraction
Laboratory: Montgomery County Coroner’s Office / Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Matthew Juhascik
Email: juhascikm@nullmcohio.org
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Benzo-by-LCMSMS-Summary-of-Validation-7486-1.pdf
Web link: ProFlex Thermalcycler Validation with GlobalFiler
Keywords: ProFlex, PCR, Thermalcycler, Globalfiler, Yfiler
Laboratory: Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Jennifer Malone, DNA Technical Leader
Email: jennifer.malone@nullstate.co.us
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/2021-Casework-ProFlex-Thermal-Cycler-Validation-59019-1.pdf
Web link: STRmix Validation with GlobalFiler and 3500 CE
Keywords: STRmix, Globalfiler, probabilistic genotyping
Laboratory: Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Discipline: Biology/Serology
Contact Name: Jennifer Malone, DNA Technical Leader
Email: jennifer.malone@nullstate.co.us
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/2018-STRmix-Validation_FINAL-38656-1.pdf
Web link: A Quantum Leap in the Development of Quadratic External Calibration Models by EZSTATSG2, an Innovative Tool for ANSI/ASB Standard 036 Method Validation Using Microsoft Excel
Keywords: Method Validation, EZSTATSG2, ANSI/ASB Standard 036, ANOVA, Quadratic Calibration
Laboratory: Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory at the Medical Examiner’s Office, Toxicology Department
Discipline: Toxicology
Contact Name: Szabolcs Sofalvi
Email: ssofalvi@nullcuyahogacounty.us
File link: https://www.ascld.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/13/Preprint-AOV-EZSTATSG2-v20.pdf
Web link: 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
Web link: 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
Web link: 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
Web link: 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
Web link: 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
Web link: 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
Web link: 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
Web link: 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
Web link: 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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Web link: 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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Web link: 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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Web link: 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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Web link: 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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Web link: 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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Web link: 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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Web link: 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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