DNA Research, Development, and Evaluation by the NIST Human Identity Project Team

Established by Congress in 1901, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST - formerly under the name National Bureau of Standards), is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration. The mission of NIST is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. The Human Identity Project Team was established at NIST in 2000. To help meet national and international measurement and standards needs, the Human Identity Project Team provides DNA typing Standard Reference Materials (SRMs), develops helpful information resources (e.g., the STRBase Website), conducts interlaboratory studies, and evaluates new technology and genetic loci that may benefit future application within the human identity testing community.

Mitochondrial DNA: Coding Region SNP Assay Development
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award Numbers: 1999-IJ-R-A094 and 2003-IJ-R-029

Mitochondrial DNA LINEAR ARRAY Evaluation
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award Numbers: 1999-IJ-R-A094 and 2003-IJ-R-029  

Improvement of the NIST Human Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Standard Reference Material 2392
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award Number: 1999-IJ-R-A094


Autosomal SNP Assays

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award Numbers: 1999-IJ-R-A094 and 2003-IJ-R-029
Evaluation of Genetic Variation in Major U.S. Population Groups Using Human Identity Testing Markers
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award Numbers: 1999-IJ-R-A094 and 2003-IJ-R-029

AutoDimer: Software Developed to Enable Rapid Multiplex PCR Design
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award Numbers: 1999-IJ-R-A094 and 2003-IJ-R-029