Latest News
Latest news of our lab!
ForenBioS was awarded with a Pilot Grant from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Nathan Shock Center on Aging and Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center on Aging
September 15, 2022
ForenBioS was awarded with a Pilot Grant from the UAB and Oklahoma Nathan Shock Centers of Aging to carry out the project "Development of the first epigenetic clock in tooth tissues. Towards a better understanding of tooth aging". Thank you for funding our research!
ForenBioS was awarded with a grant from the Eppley Foundation for Research!
August 15, 2022
ForenBioS was awarded with a grant from the Eppley Foundation for Research to develop the project "Facing the Unknown: Integration of skeletal traits, genetic information and forensic facial approximation", in collaboration with Dr. Joe Adserias-Garriga from Mercyhurst University. Thank you for funding our research!
ForenBioS welcomes Dr. Leticia Rubio to our Team!!!
July 6, 2022
Dr. Leticia Rubio, from University of Málaga (Spain) has joined our Lab as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar to study postmortem interval estimation using vibrational spectroscopy techniques in human teeth. We are so excited for the research opportunity and the expertise that Dr. Rubio will provide to our lab!!! Welcome!!!
Sara C. Zapico was interviewed in "Investigadores por el mundo"!
June 11, 2022
Sara C. Zapico was interviewed in the radio program "Investigadores por el mundo", explaining about her research in age estimation/aging applying biochemical techniques. Thank you Antonio Armas and Radio Libertad FMÂ for this interview! You can access to this interview and other researchers' interviews in the link below.
Our Undergraduate Researchers graduated with a B.S. Forensic Science!
May 13, 2022
ForenBioS's Undergraduate Researchers, Valerie Lascano and Tarik Sadik graduated with a B.S. Forensic Science! We thank Valerie and Tarik for their assistance in the lab and we wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Dr. Gabriela Roca visited ForenBioS!
February 15, 2022
Dr. Gabriela Roca, from Seratec, visited this week our lab to work in some of the projects that ForenBioS is carrying out with Seratec. Additionally, she gave a talk in the Intro to Forensic Science class, and the Forensic Biology Lab, explaining her work at Seratec. Thank you Dr. Roca!
ForenBioS has been awarded with a Lucas Grant!
November 1, 2021
ForenBioS has been awarded with a Lucas Grant from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) to develop the project "First step to develop a presumptive test for sweat: Identification of a unique/characteristic protein", in collaboration with Dr. Gabriela Roca from Seratec®. Thank you very much AAFS for this funding!
The Interdisciplinary Forensic and Biomedical Sciences Lab (ForenBioS) opens at NJIT
September 1, 2021
The Interdisciplinary Forensic and Biomedical Sciences Lab (ForenBioS) has just opened at NJIT. It is located in Tiernan Hall 209. Please, take a moment to review our research, publications, outreach and consultancy. If you are a student interested in our research or if you are considering an outreach collaboration or would like advice in a forensic case, please, reach out to us through the "contact form" or directly by e-mail. Thank you so much!
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