Alan L. Friedman, PhD

Qualifications

• Education

  • PhD, University of Chicago
    Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
  • MA, Humboldt State University Biology
    Comparative Physiology
  • BA, Humboldt State University
    Botany

  Forensic Experience

  • Forensic DNA Consultant

    • Accepted as an Expert Witness by the Courts of 9 States and US Federal Courts
    • Testified in Over 45 Criminal and Civil Cases

  • Laboratory Director and President, Helix Biotech, Inc 1996-2008

    • Forensic DNA Analyst in Criminal and Civil Cases
    • Paternity Testing and Kinship Analysis
    • Biological Stain Identification

  Training and Continuing Education

  • GeneMapper ID Software Training - Applied Biosystems Web-Based Training
  • Biological Stain Identification and Microscopy of Biological Substances - MAFS Workshop
  • Advanced Topics in STR Analysis AAFS Workshop
  • Forensic Human Mitochondrial DNA Analysis - AAFS Workshop
  • STR Symposium on Mixture Issues and New Technology - MAFS Workshop
  • DNA Typing With STR's - Promega Workshop
  • STR's by Capillary Electrophoresis - MAFS Workshop and Illinois State Police

  Professional Affiliations

  • American Academy of Forensic Science - Criminalistics Section
  • Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists - Biology Section
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