Sequencing Expert Witnesses

Lewes, Delaware

DNA, Forensic Science - NGS, Forensic lab accreditation, DVI, Quality assurance, Whole genome sequencing, SNP, Degraded DNA, Kinship, Y chromosomal DNA, FIGG, mtDNA, Unidentified human remains, Population genetics, Analysis interpretation and review, Genetic genealogy, STR, Contamination, Validation, Sequencing, Ancestry

Forensic DNA Expert | Former Deputy Director, Armed Forces DNA Lab | NGS • Whole Genome Sequencing • SNPs • mtDNA • ISO 17025 • FBI Quality Assurance Standards Summary: Charla Marshall, Ph.D., is an award-winning forensic geneticist with over 15 years of experience in human identification. Formerly, as Deputy Director of DNA Operations and Chief of Emerging Technologies at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), she led the validation and implementation of next-generation sequencing (NGS), single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) kinship inference, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) methods for some of the most challenging forensic cases in history including the identification of Korean War and WWII unknowns. She has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and is an editorial board member of two premier journals in forensic genetics. Dr. Marshall is the Founder and Principal Consultant of DNAID Services, where she supports international forensic laboratories and t...

Charlottesville, Virginia

Medical Genetics, Forensic Science - Data science, Statistics, Genomics, Sequencing, DNA, Forensics, Research, AI, Synthetic biology, Biology, Biotechnology, Biosecurity, Biodefense, Public health, Infectious disease

Dr. Stephen D. Turner is an Associate Professor of Data Science and Dean of Research at the University of Virginia School of Data Science. Dr. Turner is an experienced genetics scientist, data science educator, and expert in bioinformatics, genomics, forensic science, and biotechnology. He holds a Ph.D. in Genetics, M.S. in Applied Statistics and has over 20 years of experience with DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, computational biology, genome editing, synthetic biology, forensic science, identity intelligence, human biomedical research, microbial genetics, public health, infectious disease genetics, and population-scale genomic data. He has served in academic, industry, and startup leadership roles. Dr. Turner is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and has taught graduate-level courses in data science, statistics, and computational biology. Dr. Turner has experience presenting complex scientific findings to both technical and non-technical audiences and is...