The Global Forensic and Justice Center at Florida International University is dedicated to supporting the justice community through innovative research, programs, evaluation of the latest technologies, forensic science education and laboratory quality reviews. Our goal is for all stakeholders to receive and provide the highest level of forensic science services.

As part of this commitment, we are making available the nearly 30-year archive of training material, symposia, poster presentations, and technical evaluations completed by our founding component, the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC).

Physical Separation of Forensic Mixtures Technology Transition Workshop, 2010

Sponsored by Investigative and Forensic Sciences Division, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice

Downloadable Files:

Welcome and introductions

Purpose of the workshop
Instructors
Facilities
Safety and laboratory protocols
Agenda review
Brief overview of laser microdissection (LM) and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) processes

Presentation (PDF 484kB)

Introduction to LM

Applications
- Mixtures of cells with same morphology
- Mixtures of cells with different morphology
Instrumentation
- Laser microdissection (LM)
- Laser capture microdissection (LCM)

Presentation (PDF 836kB)