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In addition to attending STRmix regional training workshops, laboratories can purchase an in-house training workshop onsite at the lab. These workshops have the same standard format as our regional training workshops. If you are interested, please contact us for further information.
Overview: This workshop will provide participants with extensive and full STRmix™ user training, covering likelihood ratios and sampling uncertainty, introduction to STRmix™, and a detailed description of the molecular models and mathematics on which STRmix™ is based. Also included are ample “hands on” sessions to allow participants to use and familiarise themselves with STRmix™ under the guidance of the instructors.
Participants will also receive:
- the STRmix™ User’s manual, now with a companion text which describes in detail the mathematics and biology behind STRmix™, the database search and model maker functions
- the STRmix™ Implementation and Validation guide
- access to online training resources
- a 2-month evaluation version of STRmix™.
Draft schedule (subject to minor changes):
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Time |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
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0900 - 0930 |
Introduction |
Day 1 review |
Day 2 review |
Day 3 review |
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0930 - 1000 |
Continuous models. Why move and how they differ to other models |
EXERCISE. The MCMC game |
Variability in the LR (sampling error and the HPD) EXERCISE |
Relatives and unified LR |
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1000 - 1030 |
Introduction to STRmix™ |
EXERCISE. NIST mix 13 |
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1030 - 1100 |
The biological model |
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1100 - 1130 |
STRmix™ output and diagnostics |
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1130 - 1200 |
EXERCISE. Single source and mixture examples |
Number of contributors |
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1200 - 1300 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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1300 - 1330 |
EXERCISE. Single source and mixture examples |
EXERCISE. Number of contributors |
STRmix™ parameters EXERCISE |
EXERCISE. Casework examples |
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1330 - 1400 |
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1400 - 1430 |
Verbalizing LRs and hypothesis setting |
NRC II report and recommendations 4.1 and 4.2 |
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1430 - 1500 |
A discussion on workflows |
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1500 - 1530 |
STRmix profile building and locus weights |
Database searching. |
Validation and implementation |
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1530 - 1600 |
EXERCISE. Database search functions |
Wrap up. |
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1600 - 1630 |
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