FORENSICS: The DNA Detectives
Guest Lecturers and Course Schedule- Updated 06July2005
Monday, 11July
Tuesday, 12July
Wednesday, 13July
Thursday, 14July
Friday, 15July
Monday, 18July - Session for Teachers Only
Monday, 11July2005
Guest Lecturers:
Detective Joe Sowards, TPD Violent Offenses Section - Homicide,
Criminalist Steve Skowron, TPD Crimelab - Latent Print Section, Steve is former crime scene technician.
| 8:30 | Meet at Flandrau |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Walk to the lab (Koffler541) |
| 9:00 - 11:30 | Introductions, Course Materials, Lab Safety, Lab Briefing (Koffler541) |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch) |
| 12:30 - 2:00 | Criminal Investigations - Det. Joe Sowards (Koffler209) |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Crime Scene Investigations - Steve Skowron (Koffler209) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 | Crime Scene Lab (Koffler209) |
| 4:30 - 4:45 | Debriefing (Koffler209) |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Walk back to Flandrau, Dismiss |
Tuesday, 12July2005
Guest Lecturers:
Criminalist Andrea Gemson, TPD Crime Lab - Forensic Biology Section,
Kevin Kiesler, Genomic Analysis and Technology Core Facility - Fragment Analysis
| 8:30 | Meet at Flandrau |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Walk to the lab (Koffler541) |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Forensic Biology - Andrea Gemson (Koffler541) |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | DNA Lab (Koffler541) |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch) |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | DNA Lab (continued), Briefing (Koffler541) |
| 3:00 - 3:20 | Walk to GATC (LSS203) |
| 3:20 - 4:20 | GATC Fragment Analysis - Kevin Kiesler (LSS203) |
| 4:20 - 4:40 | Discussion Session, Debriefing (LSS240) |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Walk back to Flandrau, Dismiss |
Wednesday, 13July2005
Guest Lecturers:
Criminalist Aaron Brudenell, TPD Crime Lab - Comparative Analysis Section - Firearms Identification,
Criminalist Steve Skowron, TPD Crime Lab - Latent Print Section,
Criminalist Andrea Gemson, TPD Crime Lab - Forensic Biology Section
Other Speakers: You will have opportunities to talk to other criminalists from various sections during the crimelab tour.
| 8:15 - 8:30 * | Meet at Flandrau (Please don't be late!) |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Cattran Shuttle Loading (We will leave on time - THERE IS NO SECOND BUS) |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Briefing, Trip to TPD - 270 S. Stone Ave. |
| 9:00 - 12:00 | Latent Prints - Steve Skowron Ballistics/Firearms - Aaron Brudenell Forensic Biology - Statistics - Andrea Gemson Crime Lab Tour |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Lunch - TPD Cafeteria - (Catered) Interact with Crimelab and other TPD personnel |
| 1:30 - 4:15 | Crime Lab Tour - Drugs, Toxicology, Trace Evidence Q and A Session |
| 4:15 - 4:35 | Cattran Shuttle Loading |
| 4:35 - 4:50 | Trip back to Flandrau |
| 4:50 - 5:00 | Debriefing at Flandrau, Dismiss |
* Denotes change in regular meeting time.
Thursday, 14July2005
Guest Lecturers:
Dave Ricker, Arizona Superior Court in Pima County
Shawn Jensvold, Pima County Attorney's Office
| 8:15 - 8:25* | Meet at Flandrau (Please don't be late!) |
| 8:25 - 8:35 | Cattran Shuttle Loading (We will leave on time - THERE IS NO SECOND BUS) |
| 8:35 - 8:50 | Trip to Arizona Superior Court in Pima County 110 W. Congress St. |
| 8:50 - 9:00 | Briefing - Dave Ricker, Arizona Superior Court in Pima County |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Superior Court - Morning Calendar |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Superior Court - Criminal Trials |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Cattran Shuttle Loading |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Trip back to the UofA - Student Union |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch) |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Legal System, Courtroom Testimonies - Shawn Jensvold, Pima County Attorney's Office (Koffler541) |
| 3:00 - 4:15 | Review Forensic Data, Prep for Moot Court (Koffler541) |
| 4:15 - 4:45 | Discussion Session, Debriefing (Koffler541) |
| 4:45 - 5:00 | Walk back to Flandrau, Dismiss |
* Denotes change in regular meeting time.
Friday, 15July2005
Guest Lecturers:
JC Patrascioiu, Lindsay St. John and Andrew Flagg - Law Clerks - Pima County Attorney's Office,
Criminalist Steve Skowron, TPD Crimelab - Latent Print Section,
Matt Kaplan, Genomic Analysis and Technology Core Facility - FamilyTreeDNA Project and the National Geographic :: Genographic Project
| 8:30 | Meet at Flandrau (Please don't be late!) |
| 8:30 - 8:40 | Briefing (Put on Sunscreen!) |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Walk to the College of Law Courtroom |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Introductions |
| 9:30 - 12:00 | Moot Court - Forensic Evidence - Students Testify in Court |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Walk to the Student Union |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch) |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Walk to Biological Sciences West BSW237 |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Other uses of DNA Testing - Matt Kaplan - National Geographic Genographic Project, FamilyTreeDNA (BSW227) |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | FamilyTreeDNA Tour (BSW227) |
| 3:00 - 3:40 | Discussion Session - Television Crime Labs: Fact or Fiction?, Wrap Up and Course Evaluation (BSW237) |
| 3:40 - 4:40 | Social - Interact with the GATC and GBG Group (BSW237) |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Walk back to Flandrau, Dismiss |
Monday, 18July2005
Additional Day for K-12 Teachers
Guest Lecturer:
Nadi Anderson, The BIOTECH Project, The Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Meeting will be at the COMPUTER LAB- Koffler203.
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Forensic Course, Resources (Koffler203) |
| 11:30 - 1:00 | Lunch - (student responsible for lunch) |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Nadi Anderson, The BIOTECH Project - Update. (Koffler203) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Recommendations, Certifications, Dismiss |
This course is an outreach activity of the ARL - Division of Biotechnology and the Tucson Police Department - Crime Laboratory.
Need additional info?
Contact Al Agellon agellon@u.arizona.edu
