Headshot credit: Carla Davis via dnadavis.com
Othram is pleased to announce the appointment of Carla Davis as Chief Genetic Genealogist. Davis will lead efforts to scale Othram’s domestic and international genealogical research operations.
Davis joins Othram after a year-long collaboration in which she led genealogical efforts to restore names to unidentified persons in Virginia, Alabama, and her home state of Mississippi. A member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Davis has applied autosomal DNA testing to genealogical research, since 2016, to help over 200 people of unknown parentage identify their biological families. Leveraging advanced methods, including Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA testing, her research has led to the identification of familial relationships that extend back to the 1700s.
“I am incredibly honored to join Othram and become part of a team dedicated to making our world a safer place,” said Davis. “Othram has emerged as a leader in forensic DNA sequencing, demonstrating a commitment to making this technology as broadly accessible as possible, so that victims and families can get the answers they deserve.”
Othram is the world’s only laboratory purpose-built to combine genome sequencing with advanced human identification applications. The laboratory, based in The Woodlands, Texas, is also the only facility in the United States or Canada offering end-to-end, in-house processing from forensic evidence to investigative leads. Over the last three years, this technology has helped law enforcement crack hundreds of cases at the local, state, and federal level, many of which had been unsolved for decades.
“Othram is building the underlying infrastructure to deliver justice to all victims and their families,” said Othram CEO David Mittelman. "We are excited to welcome Mrs. Davis and leverage her unique expertise to support genealogical research for investigations worldwide.”
Press release republished courtesy of Othram.