WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a full committee hearing on the science and standards of forensics. As the Committee develops forensics legislation, this hearing will serve as an opportunity to examine the role of federal science agencies in improving science and standards, including the longstanding work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in advancing forensic science and ways the National Science Foundation could provide opportunities for basic research and graduate education in forensic fields.
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Committee Members
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John Rockefeller
Testimony
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Eric S. Lander
President, Broad Institute of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Professor of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA -
Patrick D. Gallagher
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and TechnologyDirector, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce -
Subra Suresh