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Page 10 F ocus <strong>on</strong> Fo rensics Volume 11, Issue 2<br />
AAFS Nati<strong>on</strong>al C<strong>on</strong>ference Presentati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
The Department <strong>of</strong> Forensic Science is excited that we had a tremendous c<strong>on</strong>tingent <strong>of</strong> 46 students <strong>and</strong> all <strong>of</strong> the faculty<br />
from our Graduate <strong>and</strong> Undergraduate Programs attend the Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the American Academy <strong>of</strong> Forensic Science,<br />
(AAFS). C<strong>on</strong>gratulati<strong>on</strong>s to the 20 students, alumni <strong>and</strong> faculty <strong>of</strong> the VCU Department <strong>of</strong> Forensic Science who presented<br />
at the c<strong>on</strong>ference.<br />
Lucy Camarena: Optimized Centrifugal Methods for Separati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Semen From Superabsorbent Polymers for Forensic Analysis<br />
Shann<strong>on</strong> Cassatt: Identificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Quantificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Tapentadol <strong>and</strong><br />
N-DesmethyItapentadol in Human Urine Using Gas Chromatography-<br />
Mass Spectrometry<br />
Lee Dean: Forensic Mixture Analysis: Pre-Emptive Separati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Whole Cells With Flow Cytometry <strong>and</strong> MHC Class I Allele Tagging<br />
Jacob Easter: Pharmaceutical Identifier C<strong>on</strong>firmati<strong>on</strong> Via AccuTOF<br />
DART<br />
Omar ElJordi: Analysis <strong>and</strong> Characterizati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the First <strong>and</strong> Sec<strong>on</strong>d<br />
Generati<strong>on</strong> Raving Drag<strong>on</strong> Novelty Bath Salts<br />
Paige Gardner: Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lip Cosmetics Using Raman Spectroscopy<br />
Jessica Haithcock <strong>and</strong> Cristina Stanciu: Cell Surface Hydrophobicity<br />
<strong>of</strong> Biothreat Agents: A Novel Forensic Signature for the Attributi<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Microbial Biocrimes<br />
Kinjalba Jadeja <strong>and</strong> Justin Nguyen: Camera Ph<strong>on</strong>e Photography<br />
<strong>and</strong> AFIS Sufficiency<br />
Jillian Neifield: Development <strong>of</strong> a LC/MS/MS Method for the Detecti<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Quantitati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Zolpidem, Eszopicl<strong>on</strong>e, Ramelte<strong>on</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />
Zalepl<strong>on</strong> in Blood <strong>and</strong> Urine<br />
Hope Parker: Development <strong>of</strong> Scorpi<strong>on</strong>-Based Multiplex qPCR Assay<br />
for Pre-Screening Mixture Detecti<strong>on</strong><br />
Ciaran Phillip: Forensic Attributi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Matchsticks Using Integrated<br />
Analysis With Morphological Examinati<strong>on</strong>, Fourier Transform Infrared<br />
Spectroscopy, Scanning Electr<strong>on</strong> Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-<br />
Ray Spectroscopy <strong>and</strong> Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry<br />
Lauren Phillips: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry <strong>and</strong> Trace<br />
Metal Analysis <strong>of</strong> Pollen Samples: Novel<br />
Kim Samano: Preclinical Investigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> CP47, 497: A Widely<br />
Abused Synthetic Cannabinoid<br />
Lisa Schiermeier-Wood: It's the Right Thing to Do- <strong>Virginia</strong>'s Ground<br />
Breaking Post-C<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong> Program<br />
Sarah Seashols: An Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> MicroRNA Stability <strong>and</strong> Internal<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard Selecti<strong>on</strong> for Forensic Body Fluid Identificati<strong>on</strong><br />
Taylor Shaw: Detecti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Dispositi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> JWH-250, CP47,497, <strong>and</strong><br />
its C8 Homologue in Mice After Inhalati<strong>on</strong> Exposure Using a HPLC/<br />
MS/MS Method<br />
Teresa Sikes: Development <strong>of</strong> an Integrated Microdevice for DNA<br />
Extracti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Amplificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Forensic Samples Using Infrared-<br />
Mediated Heating <strong>and</strong> Centrifugal Force<br />
Scott Watanabe: Testing a combined Approach for DNA <strong>and</strong> Trace<br />
Evidence Recovery Using Tape Lifting <strong>on</strong> Forensically Important Substrates