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Reviews “Provide[s] an overview of new technologies and current applications in forensic genetics. It accomplishes this with chapters on genome structure and DNA polymorphisms and the different classes of biomarker types that have current forensic utility. Novel technologies and techniques in forensic genomics are addressed by the authors on topics including MPS, phenotypic traits and bio-geographical ancestry. Pleasingly, the book recognizes that human forensic geneticists do not operate in a vacuum and are not the only people who deal with biological material, and hence, chapters on forensic anthropology, entomology, wildlife forensics, and molecular autopsy of sudden cardiac death are included. Uniquely, a voice is given to a number of commercial vendors with scientific descriptions of their innovative technologies. Prospective readers who would benefit from reading the book, or chapters therein, include forensic geneticists and other forensic specialists who desire up to date reviews on the state of the art in forensic genomics, criminal justice professionals including trial attorneys, and educators and their students.” —From the Foreword by Jack Ballantyne, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA Forensic DNA Analysis: Technological Development and Innovative Applications provides a fascinating overview of new and innovative technologies and current applications in forensic genetics. Edited by two forensic experts with many years of forensic crime experience with the Italian police and with prestigious academic universities, the volume takes an interdisciplinary perspective. It presents an introduction to genome polymorphisms, discusses, forensic genetic markers, presents a variety of new methods and techniques in forensic genetics, and looks at a selection of new technological innovations and inventions now available from commercial vendors. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Elena Pilli, PhD Forensic Molecular Anthropologist and Captain of the Italian Military Police “Carabinieri,” Forensic Scientific Centre, Rome, Italy. Elena Pilli, PhD, is a Forensic Molecular Anthropologist and Captain of the Italian Military Police “Carabinieri” at the Forensic Scientific Centre in Rome, Italy, since 2017, a reserve officer selected by CV for her molecular anthropological competence. Prior to that, she was Head of the Forensic Molecular Anthropology Unit of the Department of Biology at the University of Florence, Italy. She was Professor of Forensic Genetics at the Master School in Technologies and Applications for scientific investigations at the University of Florence. An expert in analysis of DNA extracted from highly degraded samples, such as human and animal bones and teeth and human and animal hair, Dr. Pilli was involved in several important cold cases of national interest. She was also in charge of the identification of the Fallen at the Fosse Ardeatine (a mass grave national case), and she was recently involved in identification of human remains of Strage di Bologna (terroristic attack occurred in 1980). The author of approximately 40 publications in national and international scientific peer-reviewed journals and author of several book chapters, she was recognized for her scientific research for a Science Breakthrough of the Year. She is a reviewer of international journals, such as PLos One, BMC Genetics, and Scientific Reports. Her PhD was earned in biology, anthropology, and primatology. In 2018 she achieved the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Zoology and Anthropology. Andrea Berti, PhD Forensic Biologist and Lgt. Colonel of the Italian Military Police “Carabinieri,†Forensic Scientific Centre, Rome, Italy Andrea Berti, PhD, is a Forensic Biologist and Lgt. Colonel of the Italian Military Police “Carabinieri†at the Forensic Scientific Centre in Rome, Italy. He has been working in a forensic DNA laboratory since 1997 and has been the Technical Manager of the Forensic Biology Unit since 2010 (accredited ISO:IEC 17025 since 2012). The biology unit works on approximately 1,400 crime cases each year that occur in central and southern Italy, handling about 3,000 items of forensic evidence and performing 20,000 DNA analyses each year. The unit also employs NGS technology for forensic applications. Dr. Berti is certified as a BPA analyst and internal auditor for QA in forensics. He is a member of many professional organizations and is co-author of more than 40 articles published in forensic journals. Since 1999, Dr. Berti has been a trainer to the Italian military academy for forensic crime scene investigation and DNA analysis. He is also involved in managing the Italian DNA database as a CODIS supervisor. |
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