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Area of Expertise
Dr. August Woerner's research interests are generally in the areas of computation and population genetics, with a focus in forensics, bioinformatics and machine learning. August’s current research projects run the gamut from streamlining bioinformatics pipelines—making them faster and more user friendly—to machine learning and statistical approaches to processing and calling MPS data, to inference problems in population genetics and genomics.
Education/Academic qualification
MS in Computer Science, University of Arizona
PhD in Genetics, University of Arizona
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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Better algorithms and chemistry for mixture interpretation
NIJ: National Institute of Justice
1/01/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Development of a Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool
NIJ: National Institute of Justice
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Reducing Human Trafficking Through Forensics in Central America
US Department of State Bureau of INL
20/09/17 → 20/09/18
Project: Research
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A Sustainable Approach to High Confidence Metagenomics Analysis of Complex Samples
30/05/17 → 7/05/18
Project: Research
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A continuous statistical phasing framework for the analysis of forensic mitochondrial dna mixtures
Smart, U., Cihlar, J. C., Mandape, S. N., Muenzler, M., King, J. L., Budowle, B. & Woerner, A. E., Feb 2021, In: Genes. 12, 2, p. 1-21 21 p., 128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Evaluation of Promega PowerSeq™ Auto/Y systems prototype on an admixed sample of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Population data, sensitivity, stutter and mixture studies
Moura-Neto, R., King, J. L., Mello, I., Dias, V., Crysup, B., Woerner, A. E., Budowle, B. & Silva, R., Jul 2021, In: Forensic Science International: Genetics. 53, 102516.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Fractionation of DNA and protein from individual latent fingerprints for forensic analysis
Schulte, K. Q., Hewitt, F. C., Manley, T. E., Reed, A. J., Baniasad, M., Albright, N. C., Powals, M. E., LeSassier, D. S., Smith, A. R., Zhang, L., Allen, L. W., Ludolph, B. C., Weber, K. L., Woerner, A. E., Freitas, M. A. & Gardner, M. W., Jan 2021, In: Forensic Science International: Genetics. 50, 102405.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Graph algorithms for mixture interpretation
Crysup, B., Woerner, A. E., King, J. L. & Budowle, B., Jan 2021, In: Genes. 12, 2, 185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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mixIndependR: a R package for statistical independence testing of loci in database of multi-locus genotypes
Song, B., Woerner, A. E. & Planz, J., Dec 2021, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 22, 1, 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access