Forensic Lab Talks
Free Virtual Seminar
September 10, 2025 | 1 PM EDT
About This Series
The Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) has joined forces with Wiley to present a series of virtual educational seminars for forensic scientists.
The series will cover a range of topics important to this community highlighting the most recent methods and best practices in areas such as forensic chemistry (covering spectroscopy, microscopy, and other techniques), toxicology, trace evidence, DNA analysis, and many more.
Please Note: Previous Forensic Lab Talks participants must register below to attend this Virtual Seminar.
FLT #10: Phenotyping of Externally Visible Characteristics
Understanding and predicting the complexity of human physical appearance requires a combination of several disciplines. In this seminar, the current state of research and its practical application will be presented, from the science to the models and systems. The research on upcoming traits, and methods of improving pigmentation prediction beyond currently used systems, will also be previewed. In addition to conveying the need for good scientific practice for the field of forensic DNA phenotyping (FDP), the approaches to uncovering phenotype will be presented: genotype relationships that exist within the structure of the human face using advanced image processing, deep learning, bioinformatics, genetics, and anthropology. The goal of this seminar is to provide an overview on the physical appearance intelligence information gleaned from an unknown DNA sample or missing person using transparent tools that should be rigorously designed, tested and accepted by the forensic as well as the public community.
*A Certificate of Attendance will be sent to participants who attend the FLT #10 virtual seminar live*
The opinions expressed in this seminar are those of the presenter and do not reflect the opinions of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) or its members.