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# NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series:  Probabilistic Genotyping and Software Programs (Part 1)

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              May 28, 2014

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NIST will host a series of free webinars focused on topics of interest to DNA analysts. This four-hour webinar will be held on May 28, 2014, from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (EDT), and will focus on probabilistic genotyping for complex low-level DNA mixtures.

Download the agenda (PDF).

**Speaker presentation slides** (links open PDFs)Charlotte Word's slidesAte Kloosterman's slides (quality issues at NFI)Michael Coble (overview)Susan BerdineTodd BillieCraig O'ConnorAte Kloosteman (LRmix)Michael Coble (conclusion)

**Background:**Recent improvements in both STR chemistry and CE instrumentation have exacerbated interpretation as laboratories try to analyze highly complex mixtures such as "touch" items with (a) more than two contributors and/or (b) low-level contributors with possible dropout. Current strategies to evaluate low-level mixtures with dropout using the binary Likelihood Ratio (LR) are insufficient and may overstate the weight of the evidence.

Recently, the ISFG published recommendations for the interpretation of low-level mixtures when dropout is possible (Gill et al. 2012). Software programs are now available that utilize a "semi-continuous" approach, incorporating a probability of dropout in the LR; or a "continuous" model of interpretation which incorporates the biological variation within the data.

**Goal:**To provide an understanding of the benefits of probabilistic genotyping for complex low-level DNA mixtures.

**Objectives:**Attendees will be provided an overview of the two approaches to probabilistic genotyping for complex mixtures. Four invited speakers with casework experience will share their ideas on why their laboratory considered the need for probabilistic genotyping software.

**Attendees:**The workshop is intended for anyone interested in probabilistic genotyping software packages to aid in the evaluation of mixed DNA profiles, including DNA analysts, DNA technical leaders, laboratory directors, attorneys and consultants.  The presentations will be aimed toward an audience with experience in DNA profile interpretation, statistical calculations and population genetics.

##     Agenda  

Final Agenda (PDF)

##     Speakers  

Susan Berdine (Denver PD) – Lab Retriever

Todd Bille (ATF) – STRmix

Mike Coble (NIST) - Overview of Probabilistic Genotyping

Ate Kloosterman (Netherlands Forensic Institute) – LRmix

Craig O'Connor (NY OCME) – FST

Charlotte Word (Consultant) – Issues and Examples of Complex Mixtures

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              May 28, 2014

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