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Bruce Budowle is affiliated with the University of North Texas Health Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a substantial focus on Molecular Biology and Genetics as subfields. Their work encompasses a range of topics including Forensic and Genetic Research, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Gene Expression and Cancer Classification, and RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, some of which include:

  • Forensic investigation approaches of searching relatives in DNA databases (2020, Journal of Forensic Sciences)
  • International Wildlife Trafficking: A perspective on the challenges and potential forensic genetics solutions (2021, Forensic Science International Genetics)
  • Developmental Validation of a MPS Workflow with a PCR-Based Short Amplicon Whole Mitochondrial Genome Panel (2020, Genes)
  • Distinguishing mitochondrial DNA and NUMT sequences amplified with the precision ID mtDNA whole genome panel (2020, Mitochondrion)
  • Recommendations of the DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on short tandem repeat sequence nomenclature (2023, Forensic Science International Genetics)

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include:

  • Jianye Ge
  • August E. Woerner
  • Jonathan L. King
  • Meng Huang
  • Antti Sajantila

They have published extensively in the following venues:

  • Forensic Science International Genetics
  • International Journal of Legal Medicine
  • Genes
  • BioTechniques
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scope of their research includes detailed exploration of mitochondrial DNA analysis techniques, forensic genetics solutions to wildlife trafficking, and development of molecular workflows for forensic applications. Their work also addresses the challenges in DNA databases for relative searching and establishes nomenclature standards in forensic genetic markers.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of the VNTR locus D1S80 by the PCR followed by high-resolution PAGE.

    B Budowle;R Chakraborty;A M Giusti;A J Eisenberg

  • DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics: recommendations on forensic analysis using Y-chromosome STRs.

    P. Gill;C. Brenner;B. Brinkmann;Bruce Budowle

  • DNA recommendations. Further report of the DNA Commission of the ISFH regarding the use of short tandem repeat systems. International Society for Forensic Haemogenetics.

    W Bär;B Brinkmann;B Budowle;A Carracedo

  • Validation of mitochondrial DNA sequencing for forensic casework analysis.

    Mark R. Wilson;Joseph A. DiZinno;Deborah Polanskey;Jeri Replogle

  • Apparent heterozygote deficiencies observed in DNA typing data and their implications in forensic applications.

    Ranajit Chakraborty;M. De Andrade;S. P. Daiger;Bruce Budowle

  • DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics : guidelines for mitochondrial DNA typing

    A Carracedo;W Bär;P Lincoln;W Mayr

  • Forensics and Mitochondrial DNA: Applications, Debates, and Foundations*

    Bruce Budowle;Marc W. Allard;Mark R. Wilson;Ranajit Chakraborty

  • Polymerase chain reaction amplification products separated on rehydratable polyacrylamide gels and stained with silver

    R. C. Allen;G. Graves;Bruce Budowle

  • Forensically relevant SNP classes.

    Bruce Budowle;Angela van Daal

  • Fixed-bin analysis for statistical evaluation of continuous distributions of allelic data from VNTR loci, for use in forensic comparisons.

    Bruce Budowle;A. M. Giusti;J. S. Waye;F. S. Baechtel

  • The utility of short tandem repeat loci beyond human identification: implications for development of new DNA typing systems.

    Ranajit Chakraborty;David N. Stivers;Birg Su;Yixi Zhong

  • PCR-amplification and detection of the human D1S80 VNTR locus Amplification conditions, population genetics and application in forensic analysis

    Ate D. Kloosterman;Bruce Budowle;Petra Daselaar

  • Validation of short tandem repeats (STRs) for forensic usage: performance testing of fluorescent multiplex STR systems and analysis of authentic and simulated forensic samples.

    Tamyra R. Moretti;Anne L. Baumstark;Debra A. Defenbaugh;Kathleen M. Keys

  • CODIS STR Loci Data from 41 Sample Populations

    Bruce Budowle;Brendan Shea;Stephen Niezgoda;Ranajit Chakraborty

  • A global analysis of Y-chromosomal haplotype diversity for 23 STR loci

    Josephine Purps;Sabine Siegert;Sascha Willuweit;Marion Nagy

  • Population data on the thirteen CODIS core short tandem repeat loci in African Americans, U.S. Caucasians, Hispanics, Bahamians, Jamaicans, and Trinidadians.

    Bruce Budowle;Tamyra R. Moretti;Anne L. Baumstark;Debra A. Defenbaugh

  • Extraction, PCR amplification and sequencing of mitochondrial DNA from human hair shafts.

    M R Wilson;D Polanskey;J Butler;J A DiZinno

  • Validity of low copy number typing and applications to forensic science

    Bruce Budowle;Arthur J. Eisenberg;Angela Van Daal

  • DNA methylation-based forensic tissue identification.

    Dan Frumkin;Adam Wasserstrom;Bruce Budowle;Ariane Davidson

  • Massively parallel sequencing of forensic STRs: Considerations of the DNA commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on minimal nomenclature requirements

    Walther Parson;Walther Parson;David Ballard;Bruce Budowle;John M. Butler

Frequent Co-Authors

Antti Sajantila
Antti Sajantila University of Helsinki
Ranajit Chakraborty
Ranajit Chakraborty University of North Texas Health Science Center
Walther Parson
Walther Parson Innsbruck Medical University
Peter Gill
Peter Gill Oslo University Hospital
Marc W. Allard
Marc W. Allard US Food and Drug Administration
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University
Niels Morling
Niels Morling University of Copenhagen
Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela
Stephen A. Morse
Stephen A. Morse Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peter M. Schneider
Peter M. Schneider University of Cologne

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