Hirak Ranjan Dash is a Researcher for the Forensic Science Laboratory at India’s National Institute of Technology. His expertise is in the field of environmental and forensic microbiology, DNA fingerprinting, microbial phylogeny and diversity, genetics, bioremediation, degradation of biological materials and applied microbiology. He has authored many publications, including articles, book chapters, and books. Dr. Elkins is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Towson University where she teaches in the Masters of Science in Forensic Chemistry Program. Previously, she was the Director of Forensic Science and Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Metropolitan State College of Denver. She has her Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and her PhD in Chemistry with an emphasis on Biochemistry. Focused on the Forensic DNA field, she has developed a network of contacts in crime laboratories throughout Colorado and the Four Corners region and looks forward to extending her network in the Baltimore/DC area. Dr. Noora Rashid Al-Snan is the Head of Biology/DNA Forensic Laboratory for the Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain. She has a BSc degree in Molecular Biology –Biochemistry from Kuwait University, an MSc in Medical Biotechnology from Arabian Gulf University, and her PhD in Molecular Medicine from Arabian Gulf University specializing in Medical Genetics.