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Master of Science in Forensic Science Directed Research Projects

Master of Science in Forensic Science Directed Research Projects from the Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Submissions from 2023 2023

Assessment of the Acidified Hydrogen Peroxide Method on Uncontrolled Fired Cartridge Case Samples, Kylie S. Richardson

Investigation into the Relationship Between DNA Content and DNA Yield Prediction and Presence of a Multiple Contributor Cell Population in Trace DNA, Sarah Holton Roisch

Evaluation of cytokeratin-specific antibody and autofluorescent signals as predictors of time since deposition for saliva samples, Dillon Ryder

Comparison of Cell Counts to DNA Yield in Mock Biological Evidence Samples, Jacob Sewell

The Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Cannabinoid Containing E-Liquids, Emani R. Smith

Analysis of Forensic Relevant Cell Mixtures Using Cellular Autofluorescence and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS), Shayla Smith

Incorporating Tetracaine as an Internal Standard for the Identification of Active Ingredients in Pharmaceutical Samples by Direct Analysis in Real Time coupled Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (DART-TOF-MS), Zachary J. Swanekamp

Utilizing GC-MS to Determine the Effect of Solvent Extraction Parameters on Forensic Smokeless Powder Analysis, Leighann R. Weber

Testing the accuracy of osteometric pair-matched arm bones from the East Marshall Street Well with Insertion/Null (INNUL) genotyping, Michelle M. Woo

Submissions from 2022 2022

Eliminating Interference from Blood Protein in the RED-BLEU Assay for Detection of EDTA in Blood Evidence Samples, Kristen M. Atkinson

Determination of Cotinine Concentration in Urine by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Allison Beckett

Impact of 1,4-Dithiothreitol (DTT) on Microbial Community Structures Associated with Human Semen Samples, Christian R. Blaise

Classification and Differentiation of Forensically Relevant Cell Populations using Imaging Flow Cytometry, Arianna D. DeCorte

The Analysis of Commercially Available Kratom Products in Richmond, Virginia, James H. Fleming Jr

Developing a Unified Method for the Analysis of Five Ethanol Metabolites: EtG, EtS, GTOL, 5-HTOL, and 5-HIAA using UPLC-MS/MS, Bailey K. Jones

Using a non-destructive method to estimate the number of contributors and predict DNA yield in touch DNA mixtures, Christin Lee

Optimization of a Microfluidic Device for Cell Capture Using Optical Trapping, Samantha C. Pagel

Assessing the Detectability of Cannabinoid Analogs (Delta-8 THC, Delta-10 THC and CBD) and their Major Metabolites in Six Commercial Cannabinoid Urine Screening Kits, Ashley A. Pokhai

Stability and Variation within Donors of miRNA Markers for Body Fluid Identification, Kelsey R. Price

Identification of the New Synthetic Opioid Bucinnazine and its Metabolites using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Karissa N. Resnik

A Quantifiler Trio-based HRM Mixture Screening Assay for the QuantStudio 6 Flex qPCR platform, Dayanara A. Torres

Optimization and Comparison of Methods for Separation of Spermatozoa from Superabsorbent Polymer-Containing Forensic Evidence, Hannah Wells

Development of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Detection of miRNAs, Alisha B. Whelan

A COMPARISON OF CYANOACRYLATE FUMING FOLLOWED BY MBD DYE STAINING AND GUN BLUING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LATENT FINGERPRINTS ON CARTRIDGE CASES, Jamie Zaleta

Submissions from 2021 2021

Development of a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Method for the Quantification of Vitamin E and Vitamin E Acetate in Electronic Cigarettes, Matthew Adreance

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