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SUMMARY:Dr. Kristen Clarke and SSgt Donna MacGregor ANZFSS QLD Branch 2025 Symposium Award Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in celebrating some of the Qld Branch Symposium Award winners who presented either their research from the recent ANZFSS Symposium. Presentations will begin at 6:30 pm\, followed by nibbles and light refreshments. Please indicate in the booking form whether you intend to attend in person or online\, and advise us of any dietary requirements. \nDr. Kristen Clarke: Water we waiting for? Evaluating a greener\, safer\, more cost-effective strategy for applying 1\,2-indanedione to latent fingermarks on paper \nDeveloping fingermarks on paper-based evidence with 1\,2-indanedione and zinc chloride is a fundamental evidence gathering methodology; however the most widely-used carrier solvents to effect it\, HFE-7100\, will be phased out after 2025\, necessitating new 1\,2-indanedione formulations. While flammable hydrocarbon solvents have been suggested as suitable replacements for HFE-7100\, the compromise to safety makes them unsuitable long-term alternatives. This work opted for a fundamentally different approach; a water-based\, non-flammable xanthan gum gel medium to host 1\,2-indanedione that allowed for detection of natural fingermarks. \nThe optimised xanthan gum hydrogel formulation develops highly fluorescent fingermarks with minimal blurring and demonstrated effectiveness for fingermarks in the tenth natural depletion of a series. From a holistic frugal forensics perspective\, the gel delivery shows promise in terms of major benefits for cost\, safety\, accessibility\, and availability\, and provides further development in this area to deliver a safer\, longer-term alternative to HFE-7100. \nSSgt Donna MacGregor: From police to universities and everyone in between: a multiagency collaborative partnership for the reporting\, management\, and storage of medical (anatomical) teaching skeletons – a Queensland perspective. \nIn Queensland\, when unidentified human remains (UHR) are discovered\, they must be reported to the Police or Coroner. An investigation will then commence to first determine if the UHRs are ancestral Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander remains or a contemporary forensic case. If the remains are contemporary in nature\, then a full investigation will ensue to determine the identification and circumstances of death for this individual. However\, what if the UHRs are neither ancestral remains or a contemporary forensic case but instead a medical (anatomical) teaching skeleton? \nThe reporting of these type of human remains cases to police\, comes about mostly by family members as they clean out the contents of the deceased’s’ office etc and locate a “box of bones”. These teaching skeletons\, mostly sourced from India\, were exported to medical and educational institutes around the globe including Australia. It is estimated that 2.4 million skeletons were exported between 1947 and 1985\, when the practice ceased. \nTeaching skeletons are being reported to police in increasing numbers in recent years\, even though they are not “reportable deaths” by definition. Previously\, lacking other viable options\, teaching skeletons were lodged into local mortuaries thereby entering the Coronial process. This has significantly increased time pressures on forensic officers and investigators within the QPS and members of the Coronial system\, whilst also contributing towards long-term storage issues; the situation was becoming unsustainable. \nIn 2023\, members from the Forensic Services Group commenced working with academic and technical staff at all Queensland universities with accepting schools of anatomy (i.e. able to receive human cadavers). These universities include Griffith University\, Queensland University of Technology\, University of Queensland\, and James Cook University. Working collaboratively\, a universal donation form and new management workflow\, supported by the State Coroner\, has been established that negates the need for lodgement of teaching skeletons at local mortuaries.\nThis presentation will discuss the process for triaging all UHRs in Queensland and the new workflow for managing teaching skeletons.
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/dr-kristen-clarke-and-ssgt-donna-macgregor-anzfss-qld-branch-2025-symposium-award-presentations/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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SUMMARY:New Identification Perspectives with Forensic Genetic Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:The ANZFSS Queensland Branch is pleased to present our May seminar.\n\nFor more than two decades forensic science took a targeted approach of typing relatively small panels of short tandem repeat (STR) markers coupled with capillary electrophoresis for human identification purposes. This approach generally has been highly effective and has been adopted worldwide. However\, it has limitations such as sensitivity of detection\, particularly with highly degraded DNA samples\, resolution power only for direct comparisons and kinship analyses typically with first degree relationships. Additionally\, many investigative leads cannot be developed if the source of forensic biological evidence or a first degree relative of unidentified human remains is not in current government-maintained DNA databases. The advent of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) and dense single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) analyses greatly extends human identification capabilities. \nIndeed\, MPS coupled with forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) overcomes many of the limitations of STR typing\, such as generation of usable DNA profiles from highly degraded samples and kinship associations as distant as 7th to 9th degree relatives. To establish potential kinship relationships\, dense SNP data are searched against a database(s) of reference samples from consented volunteers. Associations are made primarily on identity-by-descent (IBD) segment analysis in which homologous chromosomal regions are measured in centimorgans (cMs)\, with the amount and total size of shared segments serving as indicators of genetic relationships. Larger shared segments typically signify closer kinship\, while smaller shared segments indicate more distant relationships. Thus\, FGG by searching for near and distant relatives and the increased sensitivity of detection offered by MPS greatly expands the range of cases in which DNA evidence can generate investigative leads. \nWith these capabilities there is a need to go beyond predominantly human-centered workflows and limited hypothesis testing and instead embrace automation and capabilities to reason consistently\, transparently\, and at scale over increasingly complex genetic\, genealogical\, and contextual information. Artificial intelligence (AI) will be an enabling layer which is particularly suited for FGG as a computational decision-support system(s) that structures\, prioritizes\, and documents reasoning over genetic associations\, genealogical structures\, and investigative context during identity hypothesis development. Properly designed AI-enabled systems offer a path to sustainably scaling FGG while supporting scientific rigor. Lastly\, the incorporation of FGG and AI into operational laboratories and investigative agencies requires governance mechanisms that ensure transparency\, accountability\, privacy protection\, and human oversight. \nFeatured Speaker: Professor Bruce Budowle\nDr. Budowle worked at the FBI’s Laboratory Division for 26 years and at Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas Health Science Center for 13 years. He has published more than 750 articles and testified in well over 300 criminal cases in the areas of molecular biology\, population genetics\, statistics\, quality assurance\, and forensic biology. He continues research and work in the areas of forensic genomics (particularly in forensic genetic genealogy) and contributes to supporting humanitarian efforts via human identification. He currently is a visiting professor at the University of Helsinki and a consultant with Othram\, Inc.
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/new-identification-perspectives-with-forensic-genetic-genealogy/
LOCATION:39 Kessels Road\, Coopers Plains\, 39 Kessels Road\, Coopers Plains\, Brisbane\, 4108\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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SUMMARY:Embedding Trauma-Informed Practice to Strengthen Wellbeing in Forensic Workplaces
DESCRIPTION:The ANZFSS Queensland Branch is pleased to present our June seminar. \nThis presentation examines why trauma-informed practices are needed in forensic education and how it can better support learning\, wellbeing and resilience in high-stress professional environments. In forensic settings\, personnel are routinely exposed to traumatic material\, yet training often remains content-driven\, instructor-led and insufficiently responsive to the individual needs of learners. \nDrawing on research into the integration of trauma-informed pedagogy in forensic training\, the presentation highlights gaps in current practice and explores how psychologically safer\, more inclusive teaching approaches can enhance engagement\, retention and performance. It will outline key findings and practical recommendations for embedding trauma-informed practice in forensic organisations\, offering a timely and relevant approach to strengthening both educational outcomes and workforce wellbeing. \nFeatured Speaker: Linda Harrod-Eagles \nLinda Harrod-Eagles is a Senior Forensic Trainer with the Queensland Police Service and has more than 25 years of experience across policing\, forensic investigation and education. Her expertise is underpinned by qualifications in justice\, policing\, forensic investigation\, training and assessment\, education\, humanities\, and guidance and counselling\, together with registration with the Australian Counselling Association. \nHer research focuses on trauma-informed pedagogy\, mental health strategies and psychotherapy\, particularly in supporting wellbeing in forensic organisations. In 2026\, her work was published in the Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences and contributed to a wellbeing toolkit supporting approximately 4\,000 forensic personnel across England and Wales.
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/embedding-trauma-informed-practice-to-strengthen-wellbeing-in-forensic-workplaces/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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