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DNA Analyst Training

The President’s DNA Initiative (PDI) – DNA Analyst Training Program provides a technology-based training (TBT) resource to assist publicly funded crime laboratories in conducting forensic DNA analyst training. Comprised of eleven major subject areas presented in modular units of instruction, the online training was released in December 2007.

The self-paced multimedia content uses the experience and academic foundation of previous on-site DNA academies delivered by the NFSTC. The year 2007 marked the completion of the development of the DNA Analyst Training program under the President’s DNA Initiative. The HTML-based training consists of thirty-five core content modules, corresponding multimedia, and course resources, including a laboratory manual, glossary, and train-the-trainer components. Key subject areas include forensic biology, DNA analysis, interpretation of results, and population genetics and statistics. 

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The theoretical knowledge base is paired with resources designed for laboratory implementation of analysis methods. Under this Cooperative Agreement (2004-DN-BX-0079), the NFSTC also provided forensic DNA training to 809 practitioners in 43 states, surpassing the original proposed number of trainees (144) by providing training to 665 additional participants. Ongoing DNA Analyst Pilot Training with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Wisconsin Department of Justice State Crime Laboratory is reflected in those numbers.