The Y‐Chromosome in the Forensic and Kinship Laboratory: Sexing, Profiling and Matching Male DNA
This webinar will be broken into 3 sessions:
- Session 1 - International status of Y-STR typing
- Session 2 - Y chromosome as an investigative tool
- Session 3 - Making the most of Y-STRs
Summary
This webinar will review the currently available markers, kits and techniques which are used by forensic analysts to generate informative Y chromosome profiles from biological evidence. Current interpretation guidelines will be discussed, as will interpretation methods and how LR-based reports are presented in the courtroom. The YHRD, its structure, maintenance, data validation processes submission rules and tools will also be covered.
Biogeographical inference of an unknown male person using Y-SNPs combined with Y-STRs along with recent crime cases where Y-based ancestry prediction has provided important investigative leads. Examples will include using YHRD based computation, population data and profiles.
Speaker
Lutz Roewer, PhD
Head and Associate Professor of Forensic Genetics, Institute of Legal Medicine, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany
Lutz Roewer studied biochemistry at the University of Leipzig (Germany) and received his Ph.D. for molecular biology at the Humboldt-University Berlin (Germany) in 1991. His is currently an Associate Professor for Forensic Genetics at the Institute of Legal Medicine, Humboldt-University Berlin (Germany) and Director of the Department of Forensic Genetics at this institute.
Dr. Roewer has worked as a forensic expert since 1987. He is a specialist in the field of Y-chromosome genetics and its forensic, genealogical and anthropological applications. He is currently curator of the Y Chromosome Haplotype Reference Database (YHRD). He is member of the editorial boards of the journals, International Journal of Legal Medicine and Forensic Science International: Genetics. He has been a member of the SWGDAM Y-STR committee for the past 5 years. Dr. Roewer has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals, and publishes regular reviews and chapters in various textbooks.