You’re three weeks out from ISHI—and there’s one session your team can’t afford to miss. 84% of forensic professionals are reporting severe mental strain. Burnout is no longer the background noise of casework—it’s the crisis behind the bench. https://bit.ly/4nON0Mm This year's panel tackles it head-on. Hear from a lab director, police psychologist, and veteran scientists on how they’re protecting their teams and reshaping toxic lab culture. 👉 Preview the session + show up ready to lead → https://bit.ly/4nWoCbT
International Symposium on Human Identification
Professional Training and Coaching
Madison, Wisconsin 4,753 followers
ISHI is the largest annual meeting focused entirely on DNA forensics. #ISHI35 begins September 23-26, 2024.
About us
Could you or your lab benefit from learning about current trends and advances in forensic DNA? Are you curious about how to implement probabilistic genotyping, or would you like to feel more confident when testifying? Do you know what the outlook is for wide scale implementation of massively parallel sequencing? Find the answers to these questions and many more by attending ISHI, the largest annual meeting focusing entirely on DNA forensics. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with industry leaders, exhibitors in the field, and over 900 attendees who share your interests. You’ll enhance your career, forge industry connections, and will leave the symposium with a renewed passion for your work.
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https://www.ishinews.com/
External link for International Symposium on Human Identification
- Industry
- Professional Training and Coaching
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- DNA, Forensic Science, Next Generation Sequencing, Familial Searching, Phenotyping, Rapid DNA, and Forensic Genetic Genealogy
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2800 Woods Hollow Rd
Madison, Wisconsin 53711, US
Employees at International Symposium on Human Identification
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Speed is only powerful when it’s paired with quality. Learn how connected Rapid DNA programs turn fast results into reliable intelligence. 👉 Explore how DNAConnect® makes it possible: https://lnkd.in/gBZzZQNR
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When STRs can’t separate a mixture, NGS can. Kari Danser of Cybergenetics shows how next-generation sequencing and probabilistic genotyping are cracking once-impossible cases. 👉 Don’t miss her session Nov 5 at #ISHI36: https://bit.ly/477aDbL
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What happens when the DNA on a firearm is barely there? Forensic scientists are rewriting the rules of recovery—and the courtroom playbook. 👉 Read how labs are improving trace DNA success from scene to verdict: https://lnkd.in/gZ4r9uWG
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How do you guide an entire criminal investigation with math? Barbara Rae-Venter and Lawrence Wein are showing how a groundbreaking algorithm is solving real cases—faster, smarter, and with less guesswork. 👉 Preview the ISHI 36 session and explore how decision science is helping forensic genealogy leap forward. https://bit.ly/48ocoUo
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Every analyst owes something to Peter Gill. Differential extraction. STRs. The world’s first DNA database. His breakthroughs didn’t just shape workflows—they shaped justice itself. 👉 Read how his work continues to guide the field → https://bit.ly/4mXuznm
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Myth: Conflict-related sexual violence is far away—it doesn’t affect me. Reality: The minerals powering your phone and laptop come at a human cost. Survivors are paying it. 👉 See how DNAforAfrica and Panzi Hospital are building solutions → https://lnkd.in/gNivMduS
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Behind every DNA profile is a person carrying the weight of the work. At #ISHI36, experts will tackle the realities of burnout in forensic labs—and share practical tools for resilience, wellness, and cultural change. 🔗 Read the preview article: Behind the Bench: Combating Burnout in Forensic DNA Laboratories #ForensicScience #DNAanalysis #ForensicLabs #WorkplaceWellness
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From contradiction to clarity. Walther Parson walks through how a centuries-old case with conflicting mtDNA results was resolved—and the practical lessons for today’s labs dealing with mixtures and degraded samples. 👉 Get the takeaways → https://lnkd.in/gFhArgk4
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From the speakers to the exhibits to the community—there’s nothing like ISHI. 👉 Experience it yourself → https://bit.ly/48j0KKA *Testimonial collected via anonymous attendee survey. Image shown is for illustrative purposes only.
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