2026-27 FSF Jan S. Bashinski Grant Recipient Announced

The Forensic Sciences Foundation (FSF) is proud to announce that Jordan Murch, BS, was awarded the 2026-27 FSF Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Assistant Grant for her submission, Improving Single-Cell Analysis: Predicting DNA Profile Quality by Image Analysis. The award consists of $2,000, a plaque presented at the Criminalistics Section Business Meeting, complimentary meeting registration at the future AAFS annual conference where her thesis has been accepted for presentation, and up to $2,000 for travel and per diem expenses toward the future conference attendance.

Jordan Murch is a second-year forensic science master's student at Syracuse University focusing on forensic biology and DNA analysis. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biological science from the University of Vermont. At Syracuse University, she is a graduate student researcher in Dr. Michael Marciano's Lab where her thesis project focuses on improving single cell analysis by predicting the quality of a DNA profile based on image analysis. She is very honored to receive the Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Grant, which will support her thesis research. After graduation, she wants to pursue a career as a serologist and DNA analyst.

Congratulations, Jordan!