Meredith Kercher murdered-Amanda Knox appeals conviction #13

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  • #601
Experts are supposed to be independent and unbiased. That supposed expert is good buddies with Mellas. That would suggest that he is biased, which would present a problem in terms of him being a reliable witness.
 
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  • #603
It is so. It is online. It has his contact and phone. It states his professional activities. It is a BIO.

Sorry, I meant a real biography ... one that includes dates, degrees, papers etc in a chronological order ... like a CV ... the sort of thing that experts publish to demonstrate their qualifications.
 
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From above link, too long, can only get some of it:

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Year arrived at BSU: 2004

Mailing Address:
Department of Biology
Boise State University
Boise, ID 83725-1515

Office Location: Science/Nursing 215
Office Number: 208-426-4992
Fax Number: 208-426-1040

E-Mail Address: [email protected]

ACADEMIC DEGREES
Postdoctoral Associate, Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, 1992
NSF International Centers of Excellence Postdoctoral Award, 1990-91 with Jennifer Graves, La Trobe University, Australia
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Genetics, 1990
M.S., University of Connecticut, Genetics, 1986
B.S., University of Connecticut, Biology, 1982

Professional Positions

Professor, Biology, and Criminal Justice, Boise State University, 2006-present
Director of the Idaho Innocence Project, 2006-present
Associate Professor, Biology, and Criminal Justice, Boise State University, 2004-2005
Professor, Biology, Clayton State University (CSU), 1993-2004
Board Member, Georgia Innocence Project, DNA expert, 2003-present
Grants Coordinator for the School of Arts and Sciences (CSU), 2003-2004
Biology Coordinator, Natural Science Department, (CSU) 2001-2002
Visiting Research Faculty, National Science Foundation, Georgia Tech, Biochemistry Department, 1997-98
Visiting Scientist, Emory University and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, 1994-95
Research Assistant, Yale University Medical School, Dermatology, 1983-84

Professional Organizations

International Society for Forensic Genetics
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Society for Cell Biology
American Society for Microbiology
International Society for Computational Biology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)

TEACHING
Graduate Courses:

Biology 597 Advanced Topics in Genetic Analysis
Biology 598-02 Genomics Seminar, Small Molecules and Cell Death #10089
Biology 598-05 15512 Biotechnology Seminar Biol 498 -01 , #15511
Biology 696 Directed Research
Biology 596 Graduate Independent Study
Biology 593-05 Thesis, 13866
Criminal Justice 597 -02 15618 /497-04 15619 Forensic Evidence in Cold Cases
Criminal Justice 597/497-02 DNA Evidence in Wrongful Convictions, Special Topics
Criminal Justice 590 Internship
Undergraduate Courses:
Boise State University

Biology 347 Forensic Biology
Biology 343 Genetics #70356
Biology 343SL #70358 Genetics Service Learning Lab
Biology 301 Cell Biology
Biology 496 Section 03 Independent Study, #75883
Criminal Justice 497 Forensic Biology
Clayton State University courses: Biotechnology, Biotechnology Lab, Genetics, Human Genetics (on-line), Recombinant DNA Laboratory, Biobusiness and Regulatory Affairs, Microbiology, Microbiology Lab, Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) sequence, A&P Labs, Sex and Reproduction, Introductory Biology (majors and non-majors sequence), Introductory Biology Labs, Biotechnology for teacher education students

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Lab Group
As the Biotechnology revolution comes of age, its impact on society is felt in every endeavor of human behavior from agriculture to criminal justice. While the applications of biotechnology differ, the same scientific principles are applicable in all of these fields. Our laboratory group encompasses a wide range of interests centered around DNA sequence analysis and the control of gene expression. We are especially interested in basic research related to the development of technology applicable to population analysis, forensic science and cancer research.

Comparative Bioinformatics and “DNA Safeguard” We have designed an algorithm which identifies small sequences common to, or excluded from, selected genomes. The study of these sequences is being used to create DNA Barcodes and to identify potential therapeutic targets. We have coined the terms “nullomers” (sequences absent from a selected species or groups of species), and “primes” (sequences absent from all GenBank data). We refresh the GenBank mirror on our BSU Beowulf cluster each month, and have developed a web tool to allow other researchers to search for nullomers and primes. These sequences are being used to develop artificial sequence tags to safeguard DNA samples against tampering and accidental contamination.
Personnel and collaborators: Greg Hampikian, Tim Andersen, Denise Wingett, Owen McDougal, Abdelkrim Allileche, Jayita Goswami, Mike Davis, Josu Zubizaretta, and Amit Jain. Greg Hampikian PI, (2006-20012).

Biohazard and Bioterror Analysis Technology Our lab is developing sampling protocols and biosensors to enhance the analysis of minute amounts of DNA. Together with collaborators in the College of Engineering, we are designing a miniature sensor capable of detecting environmental biohazards and bioterror agents. Our first project is the design of a miniature PCR device and micropumps for the detection of specific microbes.
Personnel: Abdelkrim Alileche. Greg Hampikian Co-PI (2006-2008). See http://coen.boisestate.edu/sensor

DNA database and Population Studies We are working with the Connecticut Advanced Genomic Technology Center to produce databases representing American geographic subpopulations. Our focus is American ethnic subpopulations. We have sampled over 200 Basque American families and are sequencing their mitochondrial HVI and HVII regions. Personnel: Michael Davis, MS student Biology. Equipment funded by National Science Foundation, Greg Hampikian and Kevin Ferris.

Identification of Exhumed and Ancient DNA We are performing DNA analysis on exhumed tissue from a 100 year old murder. We are working with descendants of the victim and physical anthropologists at the University of Alaska to determine if the grave contains the correct remains. We have identified descendants of the victim’s sister who share his mitochondrial profile, and have succeeded in amplifying and sequencing the mitochondrial HV2 region from the remains.

Antimicrobial Regulation by Modified Food Carbohydrates, and Plant Extracts We are studying the antimicrobial properties of novel modified carbohydrates (pdf), developed in collaboration with Lucien Lucia at North Carolina State University, Department of Wood and Paper Science. We are also studying the non-contact inhibition of microbial growth by volatile agents from plant extracts

Models of Complex Genetic Control Mechanisms Using the cell cycle regulated transcription of Drosophila histone genes, we are developing models of complex regulatory control. These models can serve as templates for other developmental systems, and lead to new rational approaches for target identification for diagnostic, therapeutic, and biosafety applications. Collaborator: Linda Strausbaugh, University of Connecticut, (see Insilco Biology, Oct 2004)

PUBLICATIONS
Academic

Zubizarreta, J., Davis, M., Hampikian, G., Y-STR genetic diversity of an Idaho Basque population, with comparison to European Basques and US Caucasians, (under review 2011).
Bourland, W., Vdacny, P, Davis, M., and Hampikian, G., Morphology, Morphometrics and Molecular Characterization of Bryophrya gemmea n. sp. (Ciliophora, Colpodea): Implications for the Phylogeny and Evolutionary Scenario for the Formation of Oral Ciliature in Order Colpodida, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (in press, 2011).
Karalova, E. M., Sargsyan, Kh.V., Hampikian G.K., Voskanyan , H. E. , Abroyan L. O. , AvetisyanA. S., Hakobyan, & L. A, Arzumanyan , H.H., Zakaryan H. S., Karalyan, Zaven A., Phenotypic and cytologic studies of lymphoid cells and monocytes in primary culture of porcine bone marrow during infection of African swine fever virus, In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.—Animal. published online December 24, 2010, (in press, 2011).
Davis, M., Novak, S., Hampikian, G., Mitochondrial DNA analysis of an immigrant Basque population: loss of diversity due to founder effects, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, (in press, 2011; early view on–line, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.21432/abstract).
Bullock, C., Jacob, R., McDougal, O., Hampikian, G., Andersen, T. DockoMatic – Automated Ligand Creation and Docking, BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:289.
Abu B. Kanu, Greg Hampikian, Simon D. Brandt, Herbert H. Hill Jr., Ribonucleotide and ribonucleoside determination by ambient pressure ion mobility spectrometry, Analytica Chimica Acta 658 (2010) 91–97.
D. E. Krane, V. Bahn, D. Balding, B. Barlow, H. Cash, B. L. Desportes, P. D’Eustachio, K. Devlin, T. E. Doom, I. Dror, S. Ford, C. Funk, J. Gilder, G. Hampikian, K. Inman, A. Jamieson, P. E. Kent, R. Koppl, I. Kornfield, S. Krimsky, J. Mnookin, L. Mueller, E. Murphy, D. R. Paoletti, D. A. Petrov, M. Raymer, D. M. Risinger, A. Roth, N. Rudin, W. Shields, J. A. Siegel, M. Slatkin, Y. S. Song, T. Speed, C. Spiegelman, P. Sullivan, A. R. Swienton, T. Tarpey, W. C. Thompson, E. Ungvarsky, and S. Zabell, “Time for DNA Disclosure”, Science, Vol. 326. no. 5960, pp. 1631 – 1632, 18 December, (2009).
Lucian A. Lucia, Lambrini Adamapoulos, Jason Montegna, Greg Hampikian, Dimitris S. Argryopoulos, John Heitmann, A Simple Method to Tune the Gross Antibacterial Activity of Cellulosic Biomaterials, Carbohydrate Polymers 69 (2007) 805–810.
Greg Hampikian and Tim Andersen; Absent Sequences: Nullomers and Primes, Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 12:355-366 (2007).
K. Moeller, J. Besecker, G. Hampikian, A. Moll, D. Plumlee, J. Youngsman and J.M. Hampikian, “A Prototype Continuous Flow Polymerase Chain Reaction LTCC Device,” Materials Science Forum Vols. 539-543 (2007) pp. 523-528.
G. Hampikian, (2005), “The Future of Forensic DNA,” The Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services, (Spring, 2005).
M. Crayton, C. Ladd , M. Sommer, G. Hampikian, L. Strausbaugh, An organizational model of transcription factor binding sites for a histone promoter in D. melanogaster, In Silico Biology 4, 0045 (October, 2004).
“Exit to Freedom,” Johnson and Hampikian (University of Georgia Press, 2003): Calvin C. Johnson, Jr.’s autobiography (written by Hampikian). The true story of a man who served 16 years in Georgia prisons for a rape he did not commit until DNA evidence freed him. Afterward by Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project. Awarded the 2004 Silver Medal in biography, (ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards). Nominated for the 2004 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and the 2004 African American Literary Awards.
P. Henderson, D. Jones, G. Hampikian, Y. Kan, and G. Schuster, “Long-distance charge transport in duplex DNA: The polaron-like hopping mechanism,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, Vol. 96, Issue 15, 8353-8358, July 20, 1999.
G. Hampikian, J. Graves, D. Cooper, 1994, “Sex-determination in the marsupial,” in Molecular genetics of sex determination, (Ed. S. Wachtel), Academic Press. From review in Science: “I found the rather personal chapter by Hampikian et al. on marsupials to be particularly useful in conjunction with the Drosophila chapter; together they provide a sense of the commonalities and differences that determine sexual dimorphism in each of these groups relative to each other and to the eutherian mouse-human group.” –Science, 264:118, 1994.
M. Gaudette, G. Hampikian, V. Metelev, S. Agrawal and W. Crain, 1993, “Effect on embryos of phosphorothioate modified oligos. into pregnant mice,” Antisense Res. & Dev.,3:391-397.
J. Graves, J. Foster, G. Hampikian, F. Brennan, 1993, “Sex-determination in marsupial mammals,” in Sex chromosomes and sex determining genes, (Editors, K. Reed and J. Graves) Gordon and Breach, Melbourne.
J. Foster, F. Brennan, G. Hampikian, P.N. Goodfellow, A. Sinclair, R. Lovell-Badge, L. Selwood, M. Renfree, D. Cooper and J. Graves, 1992, “Evolution of sex determination and the Y chromosome: SRY-related sequences in marsupials,” Nature 359:531-533.
F. Deak, Y. Kiss, K. Sparks, S. Argraves, G. Hampikian and P. Goetinck, 1986, “Amino acid sequence of chicken cartilage link protein from c-DNA clones,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83:3766-3770.
Technical

US Patent Applied for October 14, 2006: Micromotion Power, (Hampikian and Mullner filed by Boise State University)
US Patent Application December 2003: DNA Safeguard, a DNA marker to be added to voluntary samples as a safeguard against planting, or accidental switching of reference and evidence samples. The oligomers are based on sequences not found in GenBank, and can be coded to contain a wide variety of information.
Popular Press, Performance

Inflection Point, staged reading at the Alley Repertory Theater, Bose, ID, July 20, 2009
“A student’s sacrifice,” Idaho Statesman, Septe
mber 7, 2004, article about a student and mother who went off to war. See also story in Newsweek July 18, 2005
“Cloning advance: theologians will have to play catch-up,” The Hartford Courant, February 16, 2004
“Ideology holds the reins (evolution in Georgia schools),” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, February 2, 2004
“Things Not Seen,” a play, premiere at CSU, Dec 4-6, 11-13, 2003
“Your Name in Bold,” a play, premiered at CSU in February, 2002
Winner in the Percolating Playwright contest, presented as a staged reading in the series, Theatre in the Square, Marietta, GA, June 23, 2003
“Gingrich praise a bit over the top,” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, December 6, 1999
“A Connecticut lesson in happiness,” The Hartford Courant, November 8, 1999
“Lessons I learned from my father,” The Hartford Courant, August 26, 1999
“Mini me; the genetics of family resemblance,” Parents magazine, (consultant for) Isadora Fox, September, 1999
“Academic Regalia (Dad’s glad rags),” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, June 16, 1998
“The Genetics of Iceman,” The Salt Lake City Tribune, (consultant for) Terence L. Day, March 28, 1997
“Judging Rightly,” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Dec. 15, 1997
“Leftovers,” The Georgia Journal, November, 1997
“Building Bridges,” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 1996
“The Cost of Education,” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Oct. 12, 1995
“Electronic Junk Mail,” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Oct. 1, 1994
Outreach
Schools: Learning Science with Forensic Investigations

High School Forensic Curriculum Aids We have developed a series of forensic science activities that can be used to teach basic scientific concepts to students in all levels of K-12 staring in 1994. In conjunction with the Boise State Forensic Science Club and The BSU Biology Club, we have tested and assessed the activities in several schools in Idaho, and across the country. Dr. Hampikian has presented his findings and run workshops for local and national groups including, The Idaho Science Teachers Association (Keynote
 
  • #606
Thanks ... this one jumped off the page:

"Boise State University Preschool, 12 students under 5 years old, and 2 teachers, microscope, mosses, magnets, and snakes, February 6, 2009 "
Uh Huh. Why don't you notice teaching and research fellow at Yale Medical, ran conferences for Harvard, Pasteur Inst. of Paris, huh? Biased, much???:waitasec:
 
  • #607
Where is it publishes that he is not? You're the one making an unsubstantiated claim, therefore the burden of proof is on you. I couldn't just say Mignini is a baby-killer, then demand proof from you that he didn't kill any babies.

And why are you ignoring the bio SMK posted?

So now a renowned DNA expert is just flat out lying about working with the defense? Any proof for this Otto? SMK and I have offered you proof to the contrary. You have offered no proof for your pet theory. Why would there be any sort of documentation that Hellman has allowed him to cooperate with the defense that any of us here could get our hands on?
When you make wild requests like this it only makes your argument more irrational.
 
  • #608
I guess these shabby crowds of clowns would have a bozo like him as a member:

Professional Organizations

International Society for Forensic Genetics
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Society for Cell Biology
American Society for Microbiology
International Society for Computational Biology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
 
  • #609
Uh Huh. Why don't you notice teaching and research fellow at Yale Medical, ran conferences for Harvard, Pasteur Inst. of Paris, huh? Biased, much???:waitasec:

It's really transparent. And a waste of time.
 
  • #610
It's really transparent. And a waste of time.
You are right, Malkmus. This man has accomplished more things and gathered more prestige than I could in 10 lifetimes. He is an internationally-respected professional of the highest order, recognized by illustrious institutions. According to Otto, he is a liar, and works with kids. I hope the independent panel is moved by the words of this worthy man's analysis. :maddening:
 
  • #611
Doesn't exactly look like an independent witness

knoxnuts.jpg
 
  • #612
It's really transparent. And a waste of time.

It is. Experts are qualified by the judge, and if this guy was qualified by the judge in Perugia, it's a very well kept secret.
 
  • #613
Uh Huh. Why don't you notice teaching and research fellow at Yale Medical, ran conferences for Harvard, Pasteur Inst. of Paris, huh? Biased, much???:waitasec:

Not sure why the "padding" jumped off the page, but it did.
 
  • #614
Doesn't exactly look like an independent witness

knoxnuts.jpg

Maybe had someone said Hampikian was an independent expert your attack here on him might make sense. However, you have completely misread what SMK stated so your post makes no sense.
 
  • #615
Doesn't exactly look like an independent witness

knoxnuts.jpg
If he is working as a consultant, why not be friendly with them? I used to lunch with my attorney when I was awaiting a court date......Sorry, no dice, Otto.
 
  • #616
It is. Experts are qualified by the judge, and if this guy was qualified by the judge in Perugia, it's a very well kept secret.

Sounds like a conspiracy, Otto!
 
  • #617
Those 3 look so sweet in that pic! Thanks, Otto, really cute pic xx
 
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Otto, what difference does it make whether the defense speaks on behalf of the analysis Hampikian has made or whether Hampikian speaks directly to the court himself about it. Either way his analysis gets heard. Looking into this matter some more, it seems also that the only expert testimony he wishes to hear on the DNA is from the independent ones. So that may be the case too. I have seen nothing indicating what your believe, however, which is that he isn't qualified to testify.

No difference really at all, because obviously his 'opinion' on the evidence hasn't help the defense one bit so far. Maybe they are saving him for a 'fantastic finish' or a 'coup de grace' to the prosecution's case. :waitasec:
 
  • #620
It's really transparent. And a waste of time.

Doesn't seem that way... because is sure got alot of attention.

Chris Mellas, Dr H, and Jim Lovering (aka Charlie Wilkes). Yes, friends supporting friends.
 
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