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Wednesday August 19^th

Morning

Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal (18:15)

10:25 to 10:37

08. Phenotyping

P096 – ReBin: A Data-driven Pipeline for Defining Forensic Biogeographical Ancestry Reference Groups

P091 – Forensic Epigenetic Age Estimation in Sperm Cells Using ForSpEC – Evaluation of Confounding Factors

Aleksandra Pisarek-Pacek

Station 19

10:25 to 10:37

04. Forensic biology

P086 – Identifying Best Practice for DNA Evidence Recovery from 3D Printed Materials

P081 – From Powder to Problems: The Impact of Illicit Drugs on DNA Extraction Efficiency

P076 – Stability and Influences on DNA Methylation Markers Used for Body Fluid Identification

P071 – Optimizing RNA Extraction and qPCR Analysis of Saliva Samples for Forensic Applications

P066 – Absolute Quantification of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Using Multiplex Droplet Digital PCR for Forensic Applications

P061 – Performance of CaDNAP 13-STR Panel in Complex Canine-Human DNA Mixtures: Evidence from a Forensic Casework

P056 – Empirical Validation of Forensic mtDNA Interpretation Thresholds Against Age-Dependent Somatic Heteroplasmy in a Large Population Cohort

P051 – Comparative Evaluation of Two Hybridization Capture Panels for SNP Genotyping of Challenging Forensic Samples

Adam Staadig

Station 11

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P046 – Enhancing the Performance of the ForenSeq® Kintelligence HT Workflow for Poor-Quality Samples

Somruetai Satmun

Station 10

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P036 – Forensic Intelligence Production through Dynamic Analysis of DNA Match Data in Co-offending Networks Combined with Police Information

Léo Lavergne

Station 08

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P026 – What’s Left Behind? A Case‑Specific Investigation of possible Human DNA Detection in Soil

P016 – Autosomal-STRs, Y-STRs and Mitochondrial-DNA Haplogroups Data in Fulanis and Yorubas of Nigeria

P011 – From Sub-Source to Activity Level: Interpreting Saliva-Mediated Mixed DNA Traces on Cigarette Butts Following Intimate Contact

P006 – Probabilistic Genotyping of Microhaplotypes for Forensic DNA Mixture Interpretation

Alessia Bernini Di Michele

Station 02

10:25 to 10:37

06. Population Genetics

P001 – The X-Factor in Maltese Forensics: Population Characterisation and Validation of X-STR Multiplex Systems

Joanna Vella

Station 01

10:37 to 10:49

06. Population Genetics

P002 – “ISFG Minimum Range” Compatible Sequence-Based Population Data for Autosomal STR Loci

P007 – Comparative Performance of Probabilistic Genotyping Software (PGS) in Controlled and Simulated DNA Mixture Scenarios

P017 – Inference on Relationship Between Trace and Reference Profiles in Crime Cases

P022 – High-Sensitivity and Robust Male Identification Using a Dual-Panel 43-Loci Mini Y-STR System for Challenging Forensic Samples

Sheng Li

Station 05

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P027 – DNA Quantification Thresholds for MPS Analysis of Highly Degraded Skeletal Remains

Alicia Moré Agudo

Station 06

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P032 – Comparisons of DNA and STR Recovery from Burned Human Tissue and Bone

Erin M. Rawls

Station 07

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P037 – The Evolution of Rapid DNA Technology and its Applications

Lilly Moreno

Station 08

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P047 – Between Full and Half Siblings: Robust Kinship Analysis Using the MIcrohaplotype Panel for Extended Kinship Analyses (MIEKA)

P052 – Performance Analysis of the Use of Dense SNP Data and Imputation Analysis for Low Quality Samples for Distant Kinship Resolution

Amaia Cabrejas-Olalla

Station 11

10:37 to 10:49

10. NGS & SNPs

P057 – Comparison of methods for genotyping 1.3 million SNPs for IGG

P062 – Selection and Validation of Microsatellites for DNA Fingerprinting in Coffea Canephora Pierre ex Froehner

Aline dos Santos Bergamin

Station 13

10:37 to 10:49

04. Forensic biology

P067 – A Sticky Situation: Investigating the Downstream Implications of DNA Adhesive Tape Lifts on Fingermarks Developed with 1,2-indanedione-zinc

P072 – Comparative Evaluation of Solution-Based and Destructive DNA Extraction Techniques in Human Teeth

P077 – Optimizing the Examination Approach for the Detection of Relevant Male DNA Profiles from Underwear Where Digital Penetration is Alleged: A Casework Study

P082 – Further Development and Application of an mRNA/miRNA-based Approach for the Identification of Forensically Relevant Body Fluids in Casework-relevant Trace Scenarios, Including STR Analysis

P087 – An Array Based Epigenetic Clock for Accurate Age Prediction of East Asian Populations

P092 – Overview of the EU-funded ForMAT Project – Forensic Methylation Analysis Toolsets

P097 – The Potential Application of RNA Methylation Patterns in Forensic Age Estimation

Shouyu Wang

Station 20

10:49 to 11:01

06. Population Genetics

P003 – From Static Reference Trees to Scalable and Reproducible Curation of mtDNA Lineages in MitoLEAF

P008 – Probabilistic Genotyping of Y-STR Profiles

P013 – Forensic Analysis of Human-Derived Environmental DNA (eDNA) Suspended in Indoor Air

P018 – One Cell, One Profile: Evaluating MPS and WGA for Forensic Single-Cell Analysis

Arthur Brommer

Station 04

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P028 – Performance of the ForenSeq™ Kintelligence HT System on Environmentally Exposed Post-Mortem Bone Samples

Alyse Ostojic

Station 06

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P033 – Accidental Brothers: The Case of the Exchanged Twins in Colombia that has Captured Global Attention

Estefanía Luna

Station 07

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P038 – Collaborative Capacity Building in Vietnam: Transferring Hybridization Capture Competence Across Laboratories

Lisa Vangeel

Station 08

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P043 – HyperMatch: A 91-plex Hyperplex PCR Assay for Human Identification with Single-digit Picogram Sensitivity and High Resistance to PCR Inhibition

P053 – Comparison of Three Statistical Approaches for Distant Kinship Resolution Using Dense SNP Data

P058 – Figg: Bioinformatics Tools for Evaluating and Developing SNP Profiles from NGS Data for IGG

P063 – Genome-Based Discovery and Experimental Establishment of STR Markers for Forensic Use in Equus caballus

P068 – SNP Data Recovery from Hair Shafts and Fired Cartridge Cases using the QIAseq FORCE Kit Compared with STR Profiling

P073 – CellTyper 3: Advancing RT-qPCR Body Fluid Identification

P078 – A Biologically Validated Multi-Omics Framework Integrating Microbiome and VOCs for PMI Estimation in Summer Conditions

P083 – Forensic Detection of Pregnancy in Dried Blood Spots Using a PCR-CE Based mRNA Analysis

P088 – Systematic Evaluation of tsRNAs Versus miRNAs for Forensic Identification of Five Body Fluids

P093 – Deconvolution Meets Epigenetic Clock: Methylation-based Donor Age Estimation from Mixtures

P098 – Analysis of Forensic Genetic and Epigenetic Markers Using PacBio’s SMRT Sequencing

Soyi Park

Station 20

11:01 to 11:13

06. Population Genetics

P004 – Analysis of the Ancestry and Admixture Proportions in Aymara and Mestizo Peruvian Populations Using an Insertion Deletion Multiplex

P009 – Probabilistic Genotyping of Skin Flake DNA: Assessing the Limits of EuroForMix

P014 – The Microbiome in Indoor Environments for Forensic Use

P024 – Exploring Different DNA Extraction Protocols for Hair and the Potential of STR Profiling

Siri Aili Fagerholm

Station 05

11:01 to 11:13

03. Human identification

P029 – Impact of Temperature on Dental DNA Recovery: Capillary Electrophoresis versus Next-Generation Sequencing

Ana María Salazar

Station 06

11:01 to 11:13

03. Human identification

P034 – A Simplified Single-cell DNA Typing Workflow for Forensic Mixture Deconvolution Using the DispenCell System

Giorgia Spera

Station 07

11:01 to 11:13

03. Human identification

P039 – Evaluating the Accuracy of Simulated Likelihood Ratio Distributions Used in Kinship Analysis

Lucinda Davenport

Station 08

11:01 to 11:13

03. Human identification

P044 – Rapid Direct STR Profiling from Toothbrushes Using microFLOQ® Direct Swabs: A DVI-Oriented Workflow Study

P054 – Transcriptomic Analyses to Identify mRNA Markers for Estimating the Age of Sharp Force Wounds in Human Skin

P059 – Validation of Whole Genome Sequencing for Small Scale Forensic Applications

P064 – Drowning Site Inference Through Diatom Metabarcoding

P069 – Time-Dependent Stability of miR-203a, miR-205, and SNORD48 in Saliva Samples Under Different Environmental Conditions

P079 – Enhancing the Analysis of Highly Degraded DNA: A Novel Strategy Combining ddPCR for Quality Assessment and a Short-Amplicon Multi-InDel Panel for Genotyping

P084 – (Epi)genome-wide Profiling of Sperm Cells Using Nanopore Sequencing

Mariza Panoutsopoulou

Station 17

11:01 to 11:13

04. Forensic biology

P089 – Recovery of DNA in Cases Involving Improvised Explosive Devices

P094 – Integrating Science and Society: DNA Methylation-Based Age Prediction in the Italian Population Within the Framework of the “LetFor” Project

P099 – IrisPlex-Q: Visually Supported Quantitative Prediction of Eye Color from DNA

P019 - Comprehensive Validation Study of the Insta Q96® AG 6.0 Real-Time PCR System for Forensic Applications

Radha Hariharan

Station 04

11:13 to 11:25

06. Population Genetics

P005 – Comparing HIrisPlex-S Predictions with Melanin Density and Self-Reported Skin Color in a Brazilian Cohort

P010 – Adventitious Matches in EuroForMix: Risk of Mistakenly Identifying Relatives?

P015 – Detection of Male touch DNA on Female Hair: A Preliminary Study

P020 – A Unique Sequence Identifier Detected in STR and SNP Raw Reads Generated Using the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit

P025 – Comparative Evaluation of Sequencing Data From Five Massively Parallel Sequencing Platforms for Forensically Relevant Targets

Susan Kloet

Station 05

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P030 – ID-Lead: a cost-effective SNP panel for human identification and forensic leads

Anders Buchard

Station 06

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P035 – Tooth Image Colorimetry Combined with Machine Learning Enables Rapid Pre-screening for DNA Analysis

Guihong Liu

Station 07

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P040 – A Genetic Investigation of a Medieval Slovenian Cemetery Using Next-Generation Sequencing

Madalynn Martino

Station 08

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P045 – Characterization of Microhaplotypes Variation from full FORENSEQ SNP Amplicons

Sandra Carbó Ramírez

Station 09

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P050 – The Use of the RapidINTEL™ Plus Kit and the RapidHIT™ ID System to Analyse Contact Traces Secured on SceneSafe™ Adhesive Tape.

P055 – Single-Stranded DNA Library Preparation for Challenging Forensic DNA Samples

P060 – Proteomic Genotyping of Cartridge Case Fingermarks

P065 – Development and Validation of a DNA Barcoding System for Forensic Identification of Plant Evidence

P070 – Sexual Assault and Alcohol Consumption: An Italian Multicentric Study

P075 – Forensic DNA Phenotyping: Ethical and Legal Perspectives

P080 – A Multicentre Collaborative Study Into Factors Impacting Degradation and Loss of Purified DNA Under Different Storage Conditions

P085 – Pre-ejaculatory Fluid: A Largely Unknown Body Fluid Characterized by High DNA Content and a Specific Proteome

P090 – From Soil to Profile: Understanding Blood Trace Persistence and Analysis

Valentina Leonie Birne

Station 18

11:13 to 11:25

08. Phenotyping

P095 – Developing an MPS Multiplex and Statistical Interpretation Framework for a Globally Informative Panel of Signature AIMs

P100 – Re-evaluation of the Age Estimation Method Targeting Blood DNA Methylation via Pyrosequencing: Bridging Study for Instrument Change to PyroMark Q48 Autoprep

Takayuki Yamagishi

Station 20

Afternoon

15:55 to 16:07

06. Population Genetics

P101 – Forensic Inference in Africa: Evaluating Population Structure, Databases, and Regional Assignment Accuracy

Maria Eugenia D'Amato

Station 01

15:55 to 16:07

02. PGS

P104 – A Few-Shot Cross-Kit Deconvolution Method for Mixed STR Profiles Based on Domain Adaptation

P107 – Contextual Samples Used in an Evaluation Given Activity Level Propositions

P110 – Introduction of a Statistical Framework for Threshold Determinations - THOR - ThresHOld Response program

P113 – A Road Map to Implementing ForenSeq MainstAY in Forensic Laboratories: What You Need to Know to Get Started

Tommy Harding

Station 05

15:55 to 16:07

03. Human identification

P116 – Improvement of DNA extraction from FFPE tissue blocks and histological slides for forensic molecular analysis

Audrée Gareau-Léonard

Station 06

15:55 to 16:07

03. Human identification

P119 – Evaluating the RapidHIT™ ID System for Sexual Assault and Crime Evidence

Hong Han Lim

Station 07

15:55 to 16:07

03. Human identification

P122 – When Tooth Type Matters: Distinct Methylation Signatures for Forensic Age Estimation

Maria Castagnola

Station 08

15:55 to 16:07

03. Human identification

P125 – DNA Databases for Separated Children: Infrastructure, Ethics, and Global Reunification Strategies

P131 – SNP-based Pedigree Inference in Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy via the Infinium ASA Chip

P134 – High-Density SNP Genotyping Using Capture Enrichment for Investigative Genetic Genealogy

P137 – Evaluation of Skin Microbiome SNV Markers for Forensic Identification: Preliminary Results from a Large-Scale Cross-City Cohort

P140 – Oklahoma's Statewide Rapid DNA Investigative Lead Program: Validation, Implementation, and Execution

P143 – Comparison of mRNA/miRNA-based Body Fluid Identification with Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) and Massive Parallel Sequencing (MPS)

P149 – Digital PCR: A Novel Approach to Body Fluid Identification

P152 – Tissue Origin and Individual Identification of Degraded Forensic Body Fluids Based on Transcriptomic Expression Profiles and Transcript SNPs

P155 – Reading BMI from DNA: Cross-tissue Prediction via DNA Methylation and SNPs to Inform Facial Reconstruction

P158 – Single Sperm Cell Evaluations: 'How Many' and 'Who' Donated 'What Number' of Sperm

Catherine M. Grgicak

Station 20

16:07 to 16:19

06. Population Genetics

P102 – Y-STR Diversity and Genetic Anomalies in a Large-Scale Population Study: Analysis of 22,227 Haplotypes from the Mendoza DNA Database (Argentina)

P105 – Five-Contributor DNA Mixtures Interpreted Successfully with STRmix

P108 – Assessment of DNA Transfer Efficiency Across Four Ethnicity Groups

P114 – Easier QAQC Practices Can be Achieved in the Forensic DNA Laboratory by the Use of a Novel Evaluation of Linearity Greater Than 0.98 Between the Input Mass to DNA Profile Amplification and the RFU Output of Genetic Analysis

Valerie Mattimore-Fuller

Station 05

16:07 to 16:19

03. Human identification

P117 – Identification of a Missing Woman 57 Years After a Motor Vehicle Accident

Berit Myhre Dupuy

Station 06

16:07 to 16:19

03. Human identification

P120 – Epigenomic Profiling in Human Cadavers in Southern Quebec (Dfb)

Irina Badell

Station 07

16:07 to 16:19

03. Human identification

P123 – Harnessing the Power of Microhaplotypes for Forensic Identification in the Democratic Memory Context in Spain

María de la Puente

Station 08

16:07 to 16:19

03. Human identification

P126 – Validation of the New EZ2 DNA Investigator Sep&Prep Kit for Automated Processing of Sexual Assault Samples

Dominic O'Neil

Station 09

16:07 to 16:19

03. Human identification

P129 – A Portable LAMP-microfluidic Point-of-care System for Rapid Human DNA Detection and Sex Identification

P132 – Primed to Fail: Genetic Susceptibility and Sudden Cardiac Death in a Young Adult

P138 – From Methodological Optimisation to Citizen Science: Advancing Saliva-derived Microbiome Profiling for Forensic Genetics

P141 – Implementation and Evaluation of Single-cell Encapsulation for Forensic Applications Using the Atrandi FLUX® Instrument

P144 – When Air Moves, DNA Travels: Investigating Airborne Human DNA in Undisturbed and Disturbed Intruded Spaces

P147 – Oscillating CpG Sites in Human Blood as Molecular Clocks for Estimating the Time-of-day of Blood Deposition

P153 – A Multi-CpG-microhaplotype Composite Marker System for Simultaneous Body Fluid Identification and Contributor Association in Body Fluid Mixtures

P159 – Assessing the Influence of CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 Genotypes on the Metabolism of CBD-cannabis after Controlled Single and Repetitive Consumption

Janine Schulte

Station 20

16:19 to 16:31

06. Population Genetics

P103 – Y-Chromosome Insights Into the Genetic History of Tubuai

P106 – STRmix™ v2.12 for Use with RapidHIT ID Intel Plus Samples

P109 – Taking a Bite Out of DNA-TPPR: A Comparison of Saliva and DNA Transfer and Persistence on Skin Following Biting, Kissing, Licking and Sucking

P112 – Evaluation of a 27 Y-STR Genotyping Kit for Forensic Studies in the Brazilian Population

P115 – Massively Parallel Sequencing of Forensic STRs in 64 Singapore Chinese Using the Precision ID GlobalFiler™ NGS STR Panel v2

Wanying (Samantha) Eng

Station 05

16:19 to 16:31

03. Human identification

P118 – Towards selective male DNA profiling: A microfluidic strategy for epithelial cell mixtures

Bram Bekaert

Station 06

16:19 to 16:31

03. Human identification

P121 – Pushing the Boundaries of Kinship Inference: High-Density SNP Profiling of 400-Year-Old Skeletal Remains.

Isabel Navarro Vera

Station 07

16:19 to 16:31

03. Human identification

P124 – Making the Hair Testify: Shotgun Sequencing of Short Telogen Hairs for Human Identification and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Marie-Louise Kampmann

Station 08

16:19 to 16:31

03. Human identification

P127 – Growth Beyond STRs: Development and Optimization of a Microhaplotype Analytic Workflow for Enhanced Mixture Deconvolution

Sarah Cavanaugh

Station 09

16:19 to 16:31

03. Human identification

P130 – A Comparative Study of Chip and NGS-based Approaches for the Expanded Application of Kinship Analysis based on Genomic Segment Sharing

P133 – Mitomics: a Pipeline for Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA from Shotgun Sequencing

P136 – Evaluation of ForenSeq NGS Assay Performance on the MiSeq i100

P139 – Estimation of Origin of Bezoar Bovis by Molecular Biological Methods

P142 – Validation of the Siemens Hemastix® Reagent Strip for Presumptive Blood Detection in a Forensic Serology Laboratory Setting

P145 – MtDNA Analysis from Hair Samples: Removal of Exogenous DNA and Interpretation of Results

P148 – One Panel to Rule Them All: A Comparison of Human SNP Genotyping Platforms for Forensic DNA Analysis.

P151 – A Kit for Kids: Age-Specific RNA Markers to Identify Minors in Forensic Trace Analysis

P157 – From Research to Practice: Implementation of Sequencing Methods in Routine Forensic DNA Analysis

Karin Westerberg

Station 19

Thursday August 20^th

Morning

10:25 to 10:37

06. Population Genetics

P161 – Genetic Diversity and Forensic Performance of 23 Autosomal STRs in a Population Sample from Rio de Janeiro

P166 – Resolution of a Challenging Sexual Assault Case Involving a Complex DNA Mixture Using Continuous Models in EuroForMix

Maria Jesus Sanz-Martin

Station 02

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P186 – Optimising SNP Panels for Forensic Kinship Analysis: From High-Density Arrays to Practical Implementation

P191 – Toward Analysis at the Point of Need: A Digital Microfluidic Approach to Processing Multi-Source Sexual Assault Samples

Mohamed Elsayed

Station 07

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P196 – Identifying Seminal Stains on Human Hair and Skin using STK(R) SpermTracker Skin

Megan Foley

Station 08

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P201 – Degradation Mechanism Matters: Interpretation of the Degradation Index in STR and Y-STR Profiling

Seiki Nakao

Station 09

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P206 – Internal Validation of the Precision ID mtDNA Whole Genome Panel and Ion Torrent Sequencing for Forensic Casework Applications

P211 – Preliminary Analysis of Neurotransmission Gene Polymorphisms in Behavioural Disturbance in Neurodegenerative Disease : Toward Evaluating Their Scientific Validity and Medico-Legal Forensic Applicability

P216 – Hidden in the Sequence: Advancing DNA Profile Resolution with non-CODIS STR Variation

P221 – ForenSPiID: a Forensic Integrative Species Identification Nanopore-based Tool

P231 – Enhancing Touch DNA Recovery: A Standardised Swab and Wetting Agent Combination Investigation

P236 – Seeing the Unseen: Visualising DNA-Containing Material on Vehicle Surfaces

P241 – Biological Factors Associated with STR Allele Detection in touch DNA samples

P246 – A novel RT-RPA/CRISPR-Cas12a Isothermal Assay for Simultaneous Human DNA Confirmation and Forensic Body Fluid Identification

P251 – Optimising the DNA-Methylation Age Model for Adolescents and Young Adults

P256 – Revealing an Ultra-low Contributor by Nearly Noise-free Deep-sequencing

Kris J. van der Gaag

Station 20

10:37 to 10:49

06. Population Genetics

P162 – Refining Forensic DNA Phenotyping in Admixed Populations: the Impact of Individual Genetic Markers and Sociodemographic Factors on Pigmentation and Self-Reported Identity in São Paulo, Brazil

P172 – Persistence and Two-Way Transfer of DNA Under Fingernails and on Forearms in Physical Aggression Scenarios

P177 – Graph-Based Clustering of Haploid Single Cell STR Profiles to Resolve Complex Semen Mixtures

P182 – High-Efficiency and Ultra-Rapid STR Profiling: A 27-Minute Multiplex Amplification System for Time-Critical Forensic Applications

Wnali Bi

Station 05

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P187 – Improving Validation Studies, Quality Data Evaluation and Consistency

Charlotte Word

Station 06

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P192 – Development and Validation of a Targeted Capture-Based mRNA-SNP Panel for Body Fluid Identification and Contributor Assignment

Jiamin Xie

Station 07

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P197 – Skeletal DNA Mapping of the Post-cranial Skeleton for the Identification of Human Remains in a Modern Forensic Context

Mykala Ward

Station 08

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P202 – Performance Evaluation of an Infinium HTS iSelect Custom Microarray Panel Under Low Template and Inhibitory Conditions for Forensic Applications

Sasitaran Iyavoo

Station 09

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P207 – RNA-STR/SNP: A Mirror of Forensic DNA-STR/SNP

P212 – Simultaneous Identification of Individuals and Tissue Origins from DNA Mixtures Using Amplicon Sequencing of CpG-Microhaplotypes

P217 – Targeted Y-chromosome (epi)genomic Profiling Using a Custom Large-scale Assay Based on Probe Capture

P222 – Species Identification of the DNA in Purtier Placenta Food Supplement

P227 – No Root, no Problem: Comparison of Four DNA Extraction Protocols for mtDNA Recovery fromHhair Shafts in Forensic Casework

P232 – 16S rRNA Sequencing of Hand and Oral Bacteria: Profiling Methods and Forensic Feasibility

P237 – Evaluation of an RNA Extraction Method for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia in Postmortem Whole Blood

P242 – From Touch to Trace: Optimizing DNA Yield from Latent Fingerprints

P247 – Transcriptome-based Predictive Framework for Accurate Estimation of Postmortem Interval in Forensic Practice

P252 – Targeted Capture Panels for Forensic DNA Phenotyping Using DNA Methylation and SNP Markers

P257 – Developmental Validation of a DIP-STR Markers System for Massive Parallel Sequencing

Laura Carrara

Station 20

10:37 to 10:49

07. Databases and Ethics

P167 – Genetic Testing in a Newly Established Department of Forensic Pathology in Japan

Yosuke Usumoto

Station 02

10:49 to 11:01

06. Population Genetics

P163 – Analysis of 27 Y-Chromosome STR Loci in Individuals of the Chanca Population from Peru

Sonia Guillen Ramirez

Station 01

10:49 to 11:01

02. PGS

P168 – Development and Validation of KongohPlus: A Probabilistic Genotyping Software Based on Maximum Likelihood Estimation

P173 – Companion Animals as Reservoirs and Vectors of Human DNA in Forensic Contexts

P178 – Validation of Direct MPS Workflow Without DNA Quantification Using the ForenSeq MainstAY Kit

Marcos Merchan

Station 04

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P188 – DNA Identification of Unknown Remains from the Battle of Hürtgen Forest

Chelsea Timmerman

Station 06

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P198 – Persistence, Recovery, and Biological Context of Human DNA in Burial Soils for Forensic Applications

Nadescha Viviane Hänggi

Station 08

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P203 – Assessing the Micro- and Macroscopic Changes of Chemically Altered Human Bone and Teeth

P213 – Development of a Nanopore Sequencing Workflow for Forensic Microhaplotype Analysis

P218 – Analytical Strategies for Distant Kinship Inference in Degraded Forensic Samples Using Low-coverage Whole-genome Sequencing

P223 – Forensic Suitability of SERATEC® ZebraShield for Field Preservation of Cannabis Sativa Tissues: Genetic and Toxicological Performance After 30 Days

P228 – Quick Forensic DNA Analysis for Urgent Cases

P233 – Comparative Evaluation of Mitochondrial DNA Extraction Methods from Human Tissues for Forensic Applications

P238 – Novel Approach for Deconvolution of Mixed Trace Evidence Using CRISPR Metagenomic Sequencing

P243 – Advanced Rapid Identification of Vaginal Fluid with Nucleic Acid based LFA Technology

P248 – Recovery of Foreign DNA from Fingernails – A Comparison of Nail Clippings vs Swab-based Collection Methods

P253 – Implementation of Methylation-based Age Prediction in Casework

P258 – ECHO: A Nanopore Sequencing-based Workflow for (epi)genetic Profiling of the Human Repeatome

Leena Putzeys

Station 20

11:01 to 11:13

06. Population Genetics

P164 – Maternal Legacies of East Africa Hunter-Gatherers: Mitogenome Insights Into Population Structure and Connectivity in Kenya

P169 – Machine Learning–Based Estimation of the Number of Contributors in Y‑STR Mixtures

P174 – Environmental Conditions Impact Drying and Transfer of Body Fluids on Fabrics

P199 – When DNA Needs a Story: How Archival Evidence Shapes Identification Outcomes

P209 – A Comparative Evaluation of SNP Hybridization Capture Sequencing and Low-coverage WGS for FIGG: The Role of Genotype Refinement and Imputation

P219 – Comparison of Error Correction Methods for UMI-based Microhaplotype Analysis in DNA Mixtures

P224 – Forensic DNA Authentication of Food Matrices: Validation of a High-Sensitivity qPCR Framework for Consumer Protection and Ethical Food Requirements

P229 – The Development and Use of STR DNA Identification Evidence, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States

P239 – A Highly Integrated Next-generation Forensic DNA and DNA Methylation Sequencing Experimental Workflow

P244 – Bloody Evidence: Comparing mRNA Profiling and Conventional Blood Detection Methods in Forensic Samples

P249 – Optimisation of Pyrosequencing Signal Performance on the PyroMark Q48 for Forensic DNA Methylation Analysis

P254 – Evaluation of a Novel NGS-based DNA Phenotyping Method for Ancestry Predictions in Criminal Casework Investigations for the French National Police

P259 – Development of a Multiplex Peptide Panel for Forensic Individual Identification using Hair Shaft

Lei Feng

Station 20

11:13 to 11:25

06. Population Genetics

P165 – GEFI Collaborative Study on Kinship Analysis with X-STRs: Focusing on the Effect of Haplotypic Frequency Database Sample Size on the Result of Likelyhood Ratio Calculations

P175 – Assessing Awareness and Adoption of Activity-Level Evaluation in Forensic Genetics: Results From a Survey of the Italian Working Group of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (GeFI)

P180 – The Step-by-Step Implementation of STR Sequence Data on STRidER

Martin Bodner

Station 04

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P190 – Comparison of algorithms for kinship inference using the Verogen ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit

Ciara Di Scala

Station 06

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P195 – Assessing DNA Yield in Three Bones Sites Using a Less Destructive Powdering Method

Juliana Bablak

Station 07

11:13 to 11:25

03. Human identification

P200 – Pro-Búsqueda and the Long-term Use of DNA for Family Reunification in El Salvador

P210 – The Ancesrtry.com Brick Wall

P215 – Streamlining the FIGG Workflow within the French National Gendarmerie: From Automation to Forensic Identification

P220 – Assessment of Pangenome Graph Alignment for Microhaplotypes

P225 – Microbial signatures of sexual contact: forensic and clinical implications

P230 – Tissue Determination, Donor Identification, and Mixture Deconvolution from Shotgun RNA Sequencing

P235 – Evaluation of the DNA-Buster for the Touch DNA Collection from Textiles in Forensic Practice

P240 – Single-Tooth Age Estimation by Integrating DNA Methylation with Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis

P255 – Development of a Genome-wide Screening Pipeline for Ancestry-informative MHs and Rare MHs in East Asian Populations

P260 – When One Cell Matters: Single-Cell mtDNA in Forensics

P205 – Airborne Human eDNA Detection in Simulated Residential Burglaries: An Interlaboratory Study

Ane Elida Fonneløp

Station 09

Friday August 21^st

Morning

10:25 to 10:37

06. Population Genetics

P261 – Estimation of Biogeographical Ancestry in the East Asian Population Using the Microarray Analysis

P264 – SmarTRace – Assisted STR Consensus Profile Generation and Profile Comparison

P267 – A Survey of Experiences, Attitudes and Needs of Forensic DNA Scientists on Reporting at Activity Level

P270 – Police and Laboratory Staff DNA Contamination Events in Complex Mixture Profiles

P273 – Deep-Zoïde: Development of an AI Platform Coupled With High-Resolution Whole-Slide Scanning for Sperm Detection in Forensic Casework

Catherine Dehainault

Station 05

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P279 – Non-parametric Simulation of DNA Mixture Profiles from One-person Trace Profiles

Kai Budrikas

Station 07

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P282 – State DNA Database of Victims of the War and the Dictatorship in Spain. Validation of the Bonaparte Software by the INTCF.

Pedro A. Barrio

Station 08

10:25 to 10:37

03. Human identification

P285 – Occupational Environments are Associated with Distinct Oral and Gut Microbiome–metabolome Profiles

P288 – A Cut Above: Assessing SNP Profile Robustness in Challenging Forensic Hair Samples

P291 – Postmortem Forensic Genetic Investigation of Sudden Death Using Minute DNA Quantities Recovered from Personal Belongings

Kyriakos Tsangaras

Station 11

10:25 to 10:37

15. Exceptional cases

P294 – A 52-year-old Glacier Corpse: Genetic Evidence Reveals Hidden Family Structures

P297 – A Scalable Bioinformatic Pipeline for Genome-wide Discovery of STR Markers and its Application in Cattle

P300 – Investigating the Variability of Touch-Associated Metagenomic Profiles for Forensic Intelligence Applications

P303 – Optimising Methods for the Identification and Isolation of Epithelial Cell Types Using Imaging Flow Cytometry

P306 – Mixture Accepted: Linking DNA Methylation and iSNP/STRs for Biological Material and Contributor Assignment

P309 – Strength in Numbers: Assessing the Role of Digital PCR in the Forensic DNA Typing Workflow

P315 – Legal, Ethical and Social challenges of the Forensic DNA Phenotyping in Italy (LETFOR): An Interdisciplinary Project

Carla Bini

Station 19

10:37 to 10:49

07. Databases and Ethics

P262 – The Impact of New Investigative Technology on Policing and Forensics

Alexandra Quinton

Station 01

10:37 to 10:49

07. Databases and Ethics

P265 – The Cold Case Trap: Where Elimination Databases Help and Where They May Fail

P268 – Differential Touch DNA Transfer on Nitrile Gloves During Alternative Caretaking and Strangulation Scenarios

P271 – MixMaSTR: A Software Package for Designing Optimal Forensic DNA Mixture Validation Studies

P274 – Should You Use LLMs to Determine Peak Heights on Electropherograms?

Viktor Poor

Station 05

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P277 – Evaluating single cell whole genome amplification approaches for STR profiling to resolve DNA mixtures

Edie E. Holmes

Station 06

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P280 – Using DNA Methylation Markers in Bones and Cartilage to Facilitate Identification of Human Remains

Kamila Marszałek

Station 07

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P283 – Extended Microhaplotypes Enabled by Long-read Sequencing: A High-Informativeness Marker System for Complex DNA Mixture Deconvolution

Peng Bai

Station 08

10:37 to 10:49

03. Human identification

P286 – Identification of Age-related DNA Methylation Markers and Application in Forensic age Prediction

P289 – Kintelligence: Navigating IGG Matches with a Smaller SNP Panel

Sarah Noël

Station 10

10:37 to 10:49

15. Exceptional cases

P295 – Never give up! Cold Case Murder Solved After More than Two Decades

P298 – Development of a Reference DNA Profile Database for Coffea Canephora Pierre Ex Froehner Clones via Microsatellite Fingerprinting

Viviane Alexia Correia Silva

Station 13

10:37 to 10:49

04. Forensic biology

P307 – A Longitudinal Evaluation of Storage Conditions and Post-Extraction Stability for Optimizing DNA Recovery from Fired Cartridge Casings

P310 – A DNA Methylation-based Multiplex System Based on Skin-specific CpG Markers for Forensic Identification

P313 – The Forensic Efficiency Evaluation of Degradation Samples with a Novel mtDNA Whole Genome Detecting System of Short Overlapping Amplicons on DNB Sequencing Platform

P316 – Legal Age Estimation Assessed Using Different Epigenetic Clocks

Miguel Boullón Cassau

Station 19

10:37 to 10:49

11. New markers

P319 – A Forensic Large Language Model Assistance System Grounded in a RAG-Based Knowledge Graph: Constrained Generation and Output Traceability

P304 – Unlocking Forensic Mixtures: Plate-Based dPCR for Enhanced Body Fluid Identification

P320 – Gut Microbial Signatures as Candidate Forensic Biomarkers for Recent Dietary Exposure: A Crossover Intervention Study

Jing Han

Station 20

10:49 to 11:01

07. Databases and Ethics

P263 – From the Lab to the Courtroom: Special Topics at the Intersection of Forensic Genetics and Wrongful Convictions

P269 – Examining Associative DNA Samples from Clothing to Assist with Sampling Strategies and Activity Level Propositions in Forensic Casework

P272 – Impact of Fire Extinguishers on DNA Quantity and Integrity

Sophie Fertyk

Station 04

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P275 – Donor Identification From Single Telogen Hairs Through Transcriptome Sequencing

Alberte Honoré Jepsen

Station 05

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P278 – Recovery and SNP Genotyping of Nuclear DNA from Rootless Hair Shafts Using Hybridization Based Target Enrichment

Daniele Podini

Station 06

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P281 – Simultaneous Capture Enrichment of mtDNA and Nuclear SNP Targets Using a Baits Spike-in Approach

Katelyn Kjelland

Station 07

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P284 – From Mixture Detection to Haplotype Reconstruction: Read-level Approaches for Degraded and Mixed DNA

Pnina Cohen

Station 08

10:49 to 11:01

03. Human identification

P287 – Shared Genomic Segment Analysis for Inferring Distant and Complex Genetic Relationships

P290 – Evaluating the ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit for SNP-based Kinship Testing in Korean Families

Se-Yong Kim

Station 10

10:49 to 11:01

15. Exceptional cases

P296 – Could you have a Twin and Not Share any Paternal or Maternal DNA? A Case of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in a Gestational surrogate Motherhood Case

P299 – Uncertainty in Species Identification of Non-Human Forensic Evidence and Its Application Based on High-Throughput Sequencing Technology

P302 – Aeromicrobiome Exposure Shapes Geographic Variation in the Human Skin Microbiome and Informs Forensic Geolocation

P305 – A Systematic Evaluation of Different Molecular Biomarker-based Approaches for Forensic Body Fluid Identification in Challenging Samples

P308 – Quantitative and Comparative Analysis of DNA Degradation in Biological Fluids Under Environmental Conditions Using qPCR, STR, and InDel Genotyping

P314 – Selection of Age-correlated Multi-tissue DNA Methylation Markers

P317 – Microhaplotypes Outperform SNPs for Forensic Population Assignment Using a Decomposable Graphical Model Approach

P293 – A Comparison of SNP Data Generation Using the Verogen ForenSeq Kintelligence Kit from Cold Case Bone Samples Across Three Decades

Natalie May

Station 11

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P096 – ReBin: A Data-driven Pipeline for Defining Forensic Biogeographical Ancestry Reference Groups

P091 – Forensic Epigenetic Age Estimation in Sperm Cells Using ForSpEC – Evaluation of Confounding Factors

P086 – Identifying Best Practice for DNA Evidence Recovery from 3D Printed Materials

P081 – From Powder to Problems: The Impact of Illicit Drugs on DNA Extraction Efficiency

P076 – Stability and Influences on DNA Methylation Markers Used for Body Fluid Identification

P071 – Optimizing RNA Extraction and qPCR Analysis of Saliva Samples for Forensic Applications

P066 – Absolute Quantification of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Using Multiplex Droplet Digital PCR for Forensic Applications

P061 – Performance of CaDNAP 13-STR Panel in Complex Canine-Human DNA Mixtures: Evidence from a Forensic Casework

P056 – Empirical Validation of Forensic mtDNA Interpretation Thresholds Against Age-Dependent Somatic Heteroplasmy in a Large Population Cohort

P051 – Comparative Evaluation of Two Hybridization Capture Panels for SNP Genotyping of Challenging Forensic Samples

P046 – Enhancing the Performance of the ForenSeq® Kintelligence HT Workflow for Poor-Quality Samples

P036 – Forensic Intelligence Production through Dynamic Analysis of DNA Match Data in Co-offending Networks Combined with Police Information

P026 – What’s Left Behind? A Case‑Specific Investigation of possible Human DNA Detection in Soil

P016 – Autosomal-STRs, Y-STRs and Mitochondrial-DNA Haplogroups Data in Fulanis and Yorubas of Nigeria

P011 – From Sub-Source to Activity Level: Interpreting Saliva-Mediated Mixed DNA Traces on Cigarette Butts Following Intimate Contact

P006 – Probabilistic Genotyping of Microhaplotypes for Forensic DNA Mixture Interpretation

P001 – The X-Factor in Maltese Forensics: Population Characterisation and Validation of X-STR Multiplex Systems

P002 – “ISFG Minimum Range” Compatible Sequence-Based Population Data for Autosomal STR Loci

P007 – Comparative Performance of Probabilistic Genotyping Software (PGS) in Controlled and Simulated DNA Mixture Scenarios

P017 – Inference on Relationship Between Trace and Reference Profiles in Crime Cases

P022 – High-Sensitivity and Robust Male Identification Using a Dual-Panel 43-Loci Mini Y-STR System for Challenging Forensic Samples

P027 – DNA Quantification Thresholds for MPS Analysis of Highly Degraded Skeletal Remains

P032 – Comparisons of DNA and STR Recovery from Burned Human Tissue and Bone

P037 – The Evolution of Rapid DNA Technology and its Applications

P047 – Between Full and Half Siblings: Robust Kinship Analysis Using the MIcrohaplotype Panel for Extended Kinship Analyses (MIEKA)

P052 – Performance Analysis of the Use of Dense SNP Data and Imputation Analysis for Low Quality Samples for Distant Kinship Resolution

P057 – Comparison of methods for genotyping 1.3 million SNPs for IGG

P062 – Selection and Validation of Microsatellites for DNA Fingerprinting in Coffea Canephora Pierre ex Froehner

P067 – A Sticky Situation: Investigating the Downstream Implications of DNA Adhesive Tape Lifts on Fingermarks Developed with 1,2-indanedione-zinc

P072 – Comparative Evaluation of Solution-Based and Destructive DNA Extraction Techniques in Human Teeth

P077 – Optimizing the Examination Approach for the Detection of Relevant Male DNA Profiles from Underwear Where Digital Penetration is Alleged: A Casework Study

P082 – Further Development and Application of an mRNA/miRNA-based Approach for the Identification of Forensically Relevant Body Fluids in Casework-relevant Trace Scenarios, Including STR Analysis

P087 – An Array Based Epigenetic Clock for Accurate Age Prediction of East Asian Populations

P092 – Overview of the EU-funded ForMAT Project – Forensic Methylation Analysis Toolsets

P097 – The Potential Application of RNA Methylation Patterns in Forensic Age Estimation

P003 – From Static Reference Trees to Scalable and Reproducible Curation of mtDNA Lineages in MitoLEAF

P008 – Probabilistic Genotyping of Y-STR Profiles

P013 – Forensic Analysis of Human-Derived Environmental DNA (eDNA) Suspended in Indoor Air

P018 – One Cell, One Profile: Evaluating MPS and WGA for Forensic Single-Cell Analysis

P028 – Performance of the ForenSeq™ Kintelligence HT System on Environmentally Exposed Post-Mortem Bone Samples

P033 – Accidental Brothers: The Case of the Exchanged Twins in Colombia that has Captured Global Attention

P038 – Collaborative Capacity Building in Vietnam: Transferring Hybridization Capture Competence Across Laboratories

P043 – HyperMatch: A 91-plex Hyperplex PCR Assay for Human Identification with Single-digit Picogram Sensitivity and High Resistance to PCR Inhibition

P053 – Comparison of Three Statistical Approaches for Distant Kinship Resolution Using Dense SNP Data

P058 – Figg: Bioinformatics Tools for Evaluating and Developing SNP Profiles from NGS Data for IGG

P063 – Genome-Based Discovery and Experimental Establishment of STR Markers for Forensic Use in Equus caballus

P068 – SNP Data Recovery from Hair Shafts and Fired Cartridge Cases using the QIAseq FORCE Kit Compared with STR Profiling

P073 – CellTyper 3: Advancing RT-qPCR Body Fluid Identification

P078 – A Biologically Validated Multi-Omics Framework Integrating Microbiome and VOCs for PMI Estimation in Summer Conditions

P083 – Forensic Detection of Pregnancy in Dried Blood Spots Using a PCR-CE Based mRNA Analysis

P088 – Systematic Evaluation of tsRNAs Versus miRNAs for Forensic Identification of Five Body Fluids

P093 – Deconvolution Meets Epigenetic Clock: Methylation-based Donor Age Estimation from Mixtures

P098 – Analysis of Forensic Genetic and Epigenetic Markers Using PacBio’s SMRT Sequencing

P004 – Analysis of the Ancestry and Admixture Proportions in Aymara and Mestizo Peruvian Populations Using an Insertion Deletion Multiplex

P009 – Probabilistic Genotyping of Skin Flake DNA: Assessing the Limits of EuroForMix

P014 – The Microbiome in Indoor Environments for Forensic Use

P024 – Exploring Different DNA Extraction Protocols for Hair and the Potential of STR Profiling

P029 – Impact of Temperature on Dental DNA Recovery: Capillary Electrophoresis versus Next-Generation Sequencing

P034 – A Simplified Single-cell DNA Typing Workflow for Forensic Mixture Deconvolution Using the DispenCell System

P039 – Evaluating the Accuracy of Simulated Likelihood Ratio Distributions Used in Kinship Analysis

P044 – Rapid Direct STR Profiling from Toothbrushes Using microFLOQ® Direct Swabs: A DVI-Oriented Workflow Study

P054 – Transcriptomic Analyses to Identify mRNA Markers for Estimating the Age of Sharp Force Wounds in Human Skin

P059 – Validation of Whole Genome Sequencing for Small Scale Forensic Applications

P064 – Drowning Site Inference Through Diatom Metabarcoding

P069 – Time-Dependent Stability of miR-203a, miR-205, and SNORD48 in Saliva Samples Under Different Environmental Conditions

P079 – Enhancing the Analysis of Highly Degraded DNA: A Novel Strategy Combining ddPCR for Quality Assessment and a Short-Amplicon Multi-InDel Panel for Genotyping

P084 – (Epi)genome-wide Profiling of Sperm Cells Using Nanopore Sequencing

P089 – Recovery of DNA in Cases Involving Improvised Explosive Devices

P094 – Integrating Science and Society: DNA Methylation-Based Age Prediction in the Italian Population Within the Framework of the “LetFor” Project

P099 – IrisPlex-Q: Visually Supported Quantitative Prediction of Eye Color from DNA

P019 - Comprehensive Validation Study of the Insta Q96® AG 6.0 Real-Time PCR System for Forensic Applications

P005 – Comparing HIrisPlex-S Predictions with Melanin Density and Self-Reported Skin Color in a Brazilian Cohort

P010 – Adventitious Matches in EuroForMix: Risk of Mistakenly Identifying Relatives?

P015 – Detection of Male touch DNA on Female Hair: A Preliminary Study

P020 – A Unique Sequence Identifier Detected in STR and SNP Raw Reads Generated Using the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit

P025 – Comparative Evaluation of Sequencing Data From Five Massively Parallel Sequencing Platforms for Forensically Relevant Targets

P030 – ID-Lead: a cost-effective SNP panel for human identification and forensic leads

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