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Forensic Microbiology

Forensic Microbiology
General Information
Date: May 26th
Lecturer: Dr. Jeff Tomberlin
Certification: Certificate of Participation
Schedule: 09h30 - 12h45
14h30 - 16h00
Programme
9h30 Welcome and review of outline
9h45 What is a Microbe? Microbiology Today- Applications in Forensics
10h15 Entomology
11h00 Break
11h15 Bones and Microbes
12h00 Microbial Community Structure and Function: Sampling, Data Collection, and
Equipment
12h45 Lunch
14h30 Microbial Community Structure: Data Analysis and Interpretation
15h15 Perspectives on Forensic Microbiology
16h00 Summary
Lecturer
Dr. Jeff Tomberlin
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Director and principal investigator of FLIES Facility at Texas A&M University
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B.S. in Biology from the University of Georgia
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M.S. in Entomology from Clemson University
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Received his doctorate from the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia
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Faculty position in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University
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Active participant in the North American Forensic Entomology Conference and North American Forensic Entomology Association
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Certified by the American Board of Forensic Entomology
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Teaches An Introduction to the Forensic Sciences and Science and Law