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 National Center for Forensic Science
Note:
              This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
Award Information
Awardee
              University of Central Florida
Award #
              2005-MU-MU-K044
Funding Category
              Continuation
Location
                    Orlando, FL
Congressional District
              7
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2005
Total funding (to date)
              $2,378,984
Original Solicitation
              NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Continuations
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2005, $928,984)
The purpose of this proposal is to fund the National Center for Forensic Science's (NCFS) biological science, physical science, digital evidence and outreach projects.  The specific projects include:  (1) Development and Validation of Novel Y-STR Markers for Forensic Use; (2) Compilation of a Comprehensive US Y-STR Reference Database; (3) Management of a Comprehensive US Y-STR Reference Database; (4) Development of a Forensic DNA Sourcebook; (5) Development of Mass Fatality Incident Training; (6) Advanced Data Collection and Analysis Methods of Ignitable Liquids Identification and Classification; (7) Ignitable Liquids Reference Collection Database; (8) Virtual Digital Evidence Lab and (9) Digital Evidence Certification of Practioners/Digital Evidence Mark-Up Language (DEML) ' A Plug-in to Global JXDM.
nca/ncf
Supplemental Award 1 (Fiscal Year 2006, $1,450,000)
The purpose of this proposal is to fund the National Center for Forensic Science's (NCFS) biological science, physical science, digital evidence and outreach projects as follows:   (1) Continue the Compilation and Management of a Comprehensive US Y-STR Reference Database;  (2) Continue Development of a Forensic DNA Sourcebook; (3) DNA Profiling of the Semen Donor in Extended Interval Post-Coital Samples;
(4) Optimization, Testing and Validation of Novel-DNA Technology; (5) Implementation of a Searchable Ignitable Liquids Database tool for the Fire Debris Analysis Community;  (6) Development of a National Transferable Fiber Census; (7) Testing and Evaluation of Honey Bees as a Controlled Biological System for the Location of Human Remains and Illicit Drug Manufacturing Facilities; (8) Virtual Digital Evidence Research and Reference Laboratory; (9) Continue to Develop the Digital Evidence Mark-Up Language (DEML) ' A Plug-in to Global JXDM;  (10) Digital Evidence Certification;  (11) Focus Group on Using Technology to Assist Medical Examiners and Coroners in the Identification of Human Remains; and the (12)TWGFEX ' Needs Assessment for the Fire Debris and Explosives Community.
nca/ncf


  
Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Multiplex PCRs for the Highly Discriminating OSU 10-Locus Set Y-STRs
                  Comparative Analysis of Two Different Sets of Y-Chromosome Short Tandem Repeats (Y-STRs) on a Common Population Panel
                  Fire and Explosion Investigations and Forensic Analyses: Near- and Long-Term Needs Assessment for State and Local Law Enforcement
                  Sub-Populations Within the Major European and African Derived Haplogroups R1b3 and E3a are Differentiated by Previously Phylogenetically Undefined Y-SNPs

  
Date Created: September 18, 2005
    
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