Inspire Your Forensic Imagination. AFSN&APMLA 2025. The 17th AFSN Annual Meeting and the 13th APMLA Conference. September 15 (Mon)-19 (Fri), 2025, INSPIRE Entertainment Resort

AFSN WG & APMLA

Date Day 1
Sep 15 (Mon)
Day 2
Sep 16 (Tue)
Day 3
Sep 17 (Wed)
Day 4
Sep 18 (Thu)
08:30 -08:50 ValidationRequirements in Forensic DNA in the U.S.A.
Ms. Ranee Ho
Invited Speaker (Pre-recorded online session)
United States of America
ProcessAutomation in Forensic DNA Laboratories: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from theWorkflow Survey
Ms. Juliana Sim
Health Sciences Authority
Biology Division
Singapore
08:50 -09:00 Ethical Principles in DNA Databasing for Forensic Applications
Dr. Maria Corazon De Ungria
Natural Sciences Research Institute,
University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City
DNA Analysis Laboratory
Philippines
09:00 -09:10

Pre-Conference Workshop


Decoding DNA Mixtures: A Hands-on Workshop in Probabilistic Genotyping

Health Sciences Authority,
Thermo Fisher
MolecularAutopsy in SUNDS: Integrating Omics for Definitive Diagnosis
Prof. Kornkiat Vongpaisarnsin
Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, ChulalongkornUniversity
Forensic Medicine
Thailand
09:10 - 09:20 Development of a Multiplex SNaPshot System for Epigenetic Age Estimation Using Costal Cartilage
Dr. Ju Yeon Jung
National Forensic Service Seoul Institute
DNA Analysis Division
Republic of Korea
09:20 - 09:30 ForensicDNA Profiling of Infant Remains Recovered from a Toilet in a Suspected Caseof Neonaticide: A Case Study
Ms. Elsa Virna Renata
Department of Police Medicine of the Indonesian National Police
DNA Laboratory
Indonesia
09:30 - 09:40 Applicationof a Hexaplex Droplet Digital PCR Assay on Blood Samples for Forensic AgePrediction Based on Three DNA Methylation Markers
Ms. Rita Fakhr
Department of Forensic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Forensic Sciences
Republic of Korea
09:40 -09:50 DNAWGBusiness Meeting
* 2 representatives from each institution
09:50 - 10:20 TogetherWe Find the Truth: The Science and Impact of Forensic DNA Testing
THERMOFISHER
VENDOR
Australia
10:20 - 10:25 CoffeeBreak
10:25 - 10:40 CoffeeBreak
10:40 -11:00 Developmentand Validation of a Simultaneous Quantification Kit for Bacterial DNA andHuman Mitochondrial DNA Using Real-Time PCR and Droplet Digital PCR
Ms. Ji-Woo Lee
Department of Forensic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Republic of Korea
Enhancing Forensic DNA Capabilities in Sexual Assault Investigations
Ms. Guilda Sheariah Besinga
Philippine National Police
DNAWG
Philippines
11:00 -11:20 Applicationof STRmix™ DBsearch for Quality Assurance and Empirical LR Evaluation
Mr. Zulhilmi Husni
Malaysia
Evaluating Likelihood Ratios in DNA Mixtures with Varying Male-to-Female Ratios
Pol.Capt. Paweena Mukda,
Pol.Capt Supakorn Bunchongphoklang
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Police General Hospital, The Royal ThaiPolice
Biochemistry Sub-division
Thailand
11:20 -11:40 AConsolidated Methylation-Based Prediction Panel for Tissue Origin, Smoking,and Age via Massively Parallel Sequencing
Ms. Soobin Yang
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Department of Forensic Medicine
Republic of Korea
Salivaand Semen Identification by DNA Methylation Analysis Using Droplet DigitalPCR (ddPCR)
Ms. So Eun Lee
Department of Forensic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Republic of Korea
11:40 -12:05 Empowering Forensic Science - Leveraging Design and Planning, Advanced Technologies and Building Automation to Advance the Forensic Science Industry
CRIME LAB DESIGN
VENDOR
United States of America
Overcoming Stutter in STR Analysis with Novel Enzyme
PROMEGA
VENDOR
12:05 - 13:00 Lunch Lunch
13:00 -13:20 When the Evidence Speaks Too Much: A Case Study on the Impact of DNA from Evidence Handlers
Ms. Nur Hafiza Md Yusop
Department of Chemistry
Forensic DNA Section Southern Zone, Department of Chemistry Malaysia JohorState
Malaysia
10th AFSN Inter-Laboratory DNA Exercise
Mr. Jiajie Long
Health Sciences Authority
Biology Division
Singapore
13:20 - 13:30 Evaluation of DNA Transfer in Simulated DrugTrafficking Scenario within a Vehicle
Dr. Xiaoyang Li
Health Sciences Authority
DNA Profiling Laboratory
Singapore
13:30 - 13:40 Optimizing Touch DNA Analysis forForensics
Dr. Vira Saamia
Forensic Laboratory Centre of Indonesian National Police Headquarters
Chemistry Biology Forensic
Indonesia
13:40 -13:50 Evaluation of Oxford Nanopore Sequencing forIndividualization of Degraded Sample
Ms. Tikumphorn Sathirapatya
Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, ChulalongkornUniversity
Forensic Medicine
Thailand
13:50 -14:00 TemporalDegradation Change of Human DNA and Microbial Community Dynamics onBloodstained Substrates in Aquatic Environments: Implications for EstimatingTime Since Deposition
Ms. Jooree Seo
Department of Forensic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Department of forensic sciences
Republic of Korea
14:00 -14:10 Developmentof a SNP-Based Multiplex Real-Time PCR Kit for Non-Korean Screening
Ms. Seyoung Nam
Department of Forensic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Republic of Korea
14:10 - 14:20 Predicting Geolocationfrom Skin and Saliva Microbiome Analysis
Ms. Hye-Seon Cho
Department of Forensic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Department of Forensic Sciences
Republic of Korea
14:20 - 14:30 Entering a New Phase of Identification in Japan: the Potential of Kintelligence
QIAGEN Japan
Vendor
Japan
14:30 - 14:45 Development and Validation of an In-House Real-Time PCR Methodfor the Detection of Diatoms in Drowning Cases
Ms. Thanassorn Pongsuwan
Central Institute of Forensic Science
DNA Division
Thailand
14:45 - 14:50
14:50 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:10 It’sBeen 30 Years Since the First National Criminal DNA Database Program WasEstablished: A Review of the Past, Present and What Databasing May Look Likein Another 30 Years
Mr. Tim Schelberg
Invited Speaker
United States of America
17:10 -17:30 Evaluationof RapidINTEL™ Plus on RapidHIT™ ID for Casework
Prof. Christopher Kiu Choong Syn
Health Sciences Authority
Applied Sciences Group, Biology Division
Singapore
17:30 -17:50 DNA Profiles Informative in Kinship Analysis: A Case Study of First- to Fourth-Degree Relationship
Ms. Zheng Yee Wong
Undergraduate Intern, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management andScience University
Department of Chemistry
Malaysia
17:50 -18:00 Establishmentand Evaluation of SNP Marker Set for Advancement of Korean KinshipAnalysis
Ms. Hojun Lee
National Forensic Service
Forensic Science
Republic of Korea
18:00 - 18:10
18:10 -18:30 Evaluationof the Utility of iiSNP Markers from Two Massively Parallel Sequencing Assaysof a Filipino Population for Kinship Analysis
Ms. Jazelyn Salvador
Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines DilimanQuezon City
DNA Analysis Laboratory
Phillippines

* Program is subject to change.