Source: Dean De Crisce, MD, Section Secretary Fall is upon us and the schedule has been set for the upcoming annual meeting in Las Vegas! Program Chair Gregg Dwyer reported: we have a great lineup coming together for the section at the 2016 meeting. We are filling two-and-a-half days of presentations and two sessions of […]
Source: Karolyn L. Tontarski, MS, Section Secretary It’s fall when everyone’s thoughts should be turning to…making sure their plans are coming together to attend the AAFS 68th Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas (February 22-27, 2016)! With the Transformation: Embracing Change meeting theme, you can be certain the meeting will be energizing and thought-provoking. […]
Source: Jim L. Caruso, MD, Section Secretary The 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting Program Chairs have been busy putting together what promises to be an educational and informative week for us in Las Vegas and our own Joyce deJong is no exception. Dr. deJong has finished her initial review of the abstracts, and attendees will be […]
Source: Angi M. Christensen, PhD, Section Secretary Forensic anthropologists know a thing or two about transformation. We know it as evolution. Not only have we studied it as academics, we have experienced it as a discipline. We understand the driving principles and underlying forces, and we know the potential consequences. In the context of anthropology […]
Source: Joanna L. Collins, MFS, Section Secretary It’s August…the summer is just about over, the abstract submission deadline has passed, and we are six months out from the 2016 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV (February 22-27). For those who submitted an abstract, thank you and good luck! For those who didn’t quite get to […]
Source: Dan T. Anderson, MS, Section Secretary It is often said that the one and only constant in life is “Change.” And this year’s theme for the 2016 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, is Transformation: Embracing Change. As leaders in forensic toxicology, our success or failure can hinge upon how well we are able […]
Source: Dean De Crisce, MD, Section Secretary Dear Colleagues, We hope you are all enjoying your summer. By the time our section members receive this newsletter, the deadline for submission of papers for the February 2016 Annual Meeting will have passed. Section Program Chair Gregg Dwyer has noted that the line-up of submissions for the […]
Source: Iain A. Pretty, DDS, PhD, Section Chair As we begin looking towards fall, Adam Freeman has been busy organizing the scientific program for the 2016 annual meeting in Las Vegas. I am sure it will be a great collection of research, case reports, and thought-provoking presentations. There is no doubt that the scientific program […]
Source: Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD, 2015-16 President The Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) has awarded $1.5M to the Academy to establish a Standards Development Organization (SDO). I believe that this is strategic for our organization’s future and critical to our forensic science community now. Although forensic medicine and toxicology have origins from many […]
Source: Marcus K. Rogers, PhD, Section Secretary As is usual for the fall newsletter, the focus is on membership. Our section is continuing to grow with our total number (latest stats available) now at 138. This is exceptional given our humble beginnings! The specifics of our membership are as follows: Fellows 24 Members 22 Associate […]
The AAFS Past Presidents Council is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Outstanding Early Career Achievement in Forensic Science Award to Cliff Akiyama, MPH, MA, a Fellow in the General Section. The award will be presented by the Chair of the Past Presidents Council on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, during the Annual Business […]
Source: Adam J. Freeman, DDS, Section Program Chair As you know, AAFS President Victor Weedn has selected the theme Transformation: Embracing Change for the 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting. This proves to be an appropriate theme as the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSACs) have been populated with well-qualified experts in […]
Source: Jim Caruso, MD, Section Secretary As members of the Pathology/Biology Section, the vast majority of us have backgrounds that include, well…biology. It is very difficult to get through a biology course, at least at the basic level, without an exposure to evolutionary theory. President Victor Weedn has declared the theme of the 2016 Annual […]
Source: Julie A. Howe, MBA, 2016 Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair This is an exciting and challenging time for forensic science as substantive changes are being proposed for all disciplines with the formation of the National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSACs). […]
The following are the 2015-16 Section Program Chairs and Co-Chairs: Anthropology: Gregory E. Berg, PhD (808) 448-1760 gregory.e.berg2.civ@mail.mil Kate Spradley, PhD (512) 245-8272 mks@txstate.edu Engineering Sciences: David Pienkowski, PhD (859) 218-1667 pienkow@uky.edu Pathology/Biology: Joyce L. deJong, DO (269) 337-6173 joyce.dejong@med.wmich.edu Criminalistics: Vincent J. Desiderio Jr., MS (703) 406-7101 vfornsic@yahoo.com Kristy Kadash, PhD (303) 271-5653 kkadash@jeffco.us […]
AAFS President Victor Weedn announced the 2016 Annual Program Committee for the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas, NV. The Program Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs are: Program: Andrew M. Baker, MD (612) 215-6312 andrew.baker@hennepin.us Julie A. Howe, MBA (314) 977-8707 howej@slu.edu Luncheon Seminars: Jeffery K. Tomberlin, PhD (979) 845-9718 jktomberlin@tamu.edu Gregory G. Davis, MD […]
Source: Linton Mohammed, PhD, Section Secretary The annual meeting in Orlando meeting is only be a few weeks away! This year, the Questioned Documents Section has a very packed program. Three workshops were approved: Monday, February 16: Workshop #3 Classification of Typewritten Documents 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Faculty: Karen Nobles & Peter Tytell Workshop #13 The […]
Tuesday — February 17 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Forensic Sciences — Keep It Simple, Stupid! J.C. Upshaw Downs, MD*; Carla Miller Noziglia, MS*; Anjali A. Ranadive, JD*; Jennifer L.P. Downs, BA*
Thursday — February 19 L1 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Fetal Kidnapping by Cesarean Section Michael Welner, MD*; Ann Wolbert Burgess, DNSc* Friday — February 20 L2 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. The Dating Game Killer: Rodney Alcala’s 40-Year Dance With Death Melissa Mourges, JD*; Martha Bashford, JD*; Mark E. Safarik, MS*, Jonathan Hayes, MD*
Tuesday — February 17 S1 8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Interdisciplinary Symposium — Past Presidents — Future Science: Hot Leads in Contemporary Forensic Research Chair: Elizabeth A. Murray, PhD; Co-Chair: Jeri D. Ropero-Miller, PhD S2 8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Young Forensic Scientists Forum — YFSF 20th Anniversary: The Past, the Present, and Our Future […]