Mark Barash Email & Phone Number

Highly qualified forensic DNA expert with over 20 years of professional experience in operational and academic environments. Personally conducted all steps of forensic DNA analysis, expert reporting and court testimony in over 600 criminal cases.Actively involved in tertiary education of undergraduate subjects in forensic biology, anthropology, genetics and other disciplines. Supervised numerous HDR students to completion. Conducting cutting - edge collaborative research in forensic genetics, craniofacial genetics, predictive molecular phenotyping and secondary DNA transfer. Published numerous peer-reviewed papers and presented in national and international scientific conferences.Education:2010 – 2014 PhD (Forensic Genetics), Bond University, Qld, Australia1999 – 2001 MSc. (Microbiology and Human Genetics), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem1995 – 1998 BSc. (major: Biology), The Hebrew University of JerusalemResearch and Professional Background:Jan 2015 – February 2019: Post-doctoral research fellow and lecturer at the Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Australia2010 – 2014 Researcher and guest lecturer at the HSM Faculty, Bond University, AustraliaJun 2001 – Dec 2009 Forensic DNA reporting officer at the rank of Chief Inspector in the Forensic Biology Laboratory, Israel PoliceSep 2006 – Jan 2010 Quality assurance officer, Forensic Biology Laboratory, Israel PoliceApril 2005 – Jan 2010 Police Spokesmen at the Israel Police press officeJun 2001 – Jun 2002

Listed skills include Forensic Dna Analysis, Next Generation Sequencing, Snp Genotyping, Dna, and 27 others.