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Dr. Karch was elected a fellow of the Faculty of Legal and Forensic Medicine, Royal College of Physicians (London) in 2006. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), the Royal Society of Medicine in London, and the Forensic Science Society of the U.K. He is a member of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TLAFT). 

M.M. Zanoni, A. Morris, M. Messer and R. Martinez, Forensic evidence canines Status, training and utilization . In Proceedings of the 1998 American Academy of Forensic Sciences, San Francisco, CA, 1998. 

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Firm statistics on employment opportunities are currently being assembled by the Forensic Science Foundation of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences under a grant from LEAA, as discussed by Dr. Peterson in this volume (9). The results of this study will be invaluable in quantifying future employment trends in forensic science. 

Personnel. On July 15, 1973, the Institute awarded a grant to the Forensic Sciences Foundation, which is an adjunct to the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The Foundation, the research arm of the Academy, is tackling a problem at the very heart of the entire forensic science profession the availability and qualifications of scientific personnel. The qualifications of individuals practicing in the forensic disciplines range from poor to excellent and reflect their innate abilities as well as their education and training. 

At the February meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Dallas, Texas, the Criminalistics Section supported a resolution that the Forensic Sciences Foundation develop a concept paper for a national system of crime laboratory proficiency testing This, subsequently, resulted in a grant award to the Foundation for an eighteen-month study which will test the feasibility of regular proficiency testing in the nation s forensic laboratories. 

T his volume is based on papers presented at the symposium entitled Educational and Scientific Progress in Forensic Science. The primary sponsor was the Analytical Chemistry Division, with co-sponsorship from the Chemical Education Division and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The symposium program consisted of invited contributions from all sectors of the forensic science community. These presentations attracted large audiences and prompted lively discussion, reflecting the growing interest of the educational, scientific, and professional communities in forensic science. 

Blank, D. L. and Kidwell, D. A., Screening of hair for drugs of abuse — is passive exposure a complication, 41st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, February 1989. 

Moeller, M. R., Fey, P., Screening Procedure for Drugs in Hair, 43rd Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Anaheim, CA, Feb. 18-23 (1991) Abstracts, K 45 182. 

Kintz, R, Tracqui, A., and Mangin, R, Determination of methylxanthine stimulants in human hair, presented at the 45th Ann. Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Boston, Abstract K25, 1993. 

The following postmortem tissue concentrations were reported in a fatality involving pseudoephedrine blood 19 ig/ml, brain 22pg/g, liver 33 pg/g, urine 105 pg/ml Registry of Human Toxicology, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 1978). 

Huestis MA, Dickerson S, Cone EJ (1992a) Can saliva THC levels be correlated to behavior American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, New Orleans, p 190... 

Andollo, W. and Hearn, W.L. (1998). The characterization of dmgs used in sexual battery - the Dade County experience. American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Abstract K52. 

Ciolino, L.A., and Mesmer, M.Z. (2000). Bridging the gap between GHB and GBL - forensic issues of interconversion. American Academy of Forensic Science Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, Abstract B51. 

Janesko, J.L. and T.A. Dal Cason 19S7. S eizure of a clandestine laboratory The V-Alkyl MDA analogs Paper from 39th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, San Di o, Ca, USA, 16-21 February 1987. 

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