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Join us at ISHI 2023

Join us at the 34th International Symposium on human identification (ISHI) in Denver, Colorado, September 18-21, 2023 as we redefine forensics with NGS. Come network and engage with global forensic experts to learn about the latest trends in HID and forensics. Talk to our HID specialists and discover the newest advances in DNA technology.

Check out our agenda at ISHI 34:

  • Stop by our booth #314 to learn how QIAGEN products can be used to create better outcomes for your investigations.
  • We will announce the winner of our very popular HIDden talent T-shirt contest. Pick up your QIAGEN t-shirt with the winner’s creation and see what forensics means to them.
  • Register for our evening showcase to hear from your peers on how they’ve integrated NGS into their regular casework. We’ll also celebrate the FBI’s NDIS approval of the ForenSeq MainstAY kit.
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people talking at the conference

Attend these workshops

  • Beyond the STRs: Effectively using forensic DNA technology to solve current and prevent future crime
  • Silent mass disasters: Evidence based strategies for implementing new DNA technologies for missing persons programs

Talks you shouldn't miss

Building bridges: A multidisciplinary approach to repatriating unidentified indigenous remains
Meradeth Snow and Haley Omeasoo
Solving crimes while protecting genetic privacy
Panel discussion with Bruce Budowle
Forensic genetic genealogy walks into a lab: Exploring multiple ways to bring FGG online for casework
Nicole Novroski
How should forensic genetic genealogy navigate the court system?
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Developmental validation of probabilistic genotyping software for NGS-generated STR profiles
Kevin Cheng
Challenge met! Forensic genetics laboratory fully converted to MPS
Isabel Navarro Vera
Development of a Forensic DNA Quantification Assay using Digital PCR
Quentin Gauthier

Posters from the experts

  • SNPs and massively parallel sequencing provide substantial tangible and intangible benefits: A cost-benefit analysis for use of large SNP panels and high-throughput sequencing for forensic investigative genetic genealogy – Bruce Budowle
  • Comparison of ForenSeq® Kintelligence and whole genome sequencing in searching for relatives in GEDmatch – Sarah Radecke