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

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Submissions from 2023

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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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Evaluation of DNA Extraction Efficiencies of Promega’s DNA IQ™ Methods and Casework Extraction Kit for Low Template Samples, Emily M. Anderson

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Quantitative PCR and Sanger Sequencing of Mitochondrial DNA Recovered from Waterlogged Bone, Kailey Babcock

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Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of Epithelial Cell Mixtures Using Hormone Antibody Probes and Flow Cytometry, Luke Baldridge