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Mark Perlin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Scientist and Executive
Cybergenetics
Dr. Mark Perlin is the Chief Scientist and Executive at Cybergenetics in Pittsburgh, PA. After completing his BA in chemistry at SUNY/Binghamton, Perlin earned advanced degrees in mathematics from the City University of New York (Ph.D.), medicine from the University of Chicago (M.D.), and computer science from Carnegie Mellon University
(Ph.D.). Using his inner product mapping innovation, his team built the first physical contig map of human chromosome 11. Twenty years ago, he invented TrueAllele® probabilistic genotyping for automated human identification from DNA mixtures. His company helped identify victim remains in the World Trade Center disaster, and has helped exonerate 10 innocent men. He is a Scholar in Residence at Duquesne University’s Forensic Science and Law program, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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DNA Matters: What Forensics Owes to Alan Turing
June 29, 2022
While pioneering computer science, Turing also laid the foundation for modern forensic science.
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DNA Matters: How Complex DNA Evidence Exonerates the Innocent
June 25, 2021
Traditional methods of DNA interpretation are limited, and do not use all the data. Imagine a medical world without doctors, where technicians take superb X-ray images, but there are no radiologists to read them.
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DNA Matters: How to Use the Likelihood Ratio
May 28, 2021
Forensic scientists can determine a strength of match. This match statistic summarizes in a single number just how strongly a person is connected to DNA evidence. Many courts require such a statistic before accepting DNA evidence.
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DNA Matters: Why Forensic Genotypes are Probabilistic
April 30, 2021
The DNA on the purple gloves came from the victim, her boyfriend and her rapist. The genotypes of all three people were present on each purple glove. But forensic DNA science would be needed to reveal those identities.
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