Our Senior Scientist, Dr. Sara Walton, presented "Fatalities and Intoxications Involving Novel Kratom Alkaloids 7-Hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl" at this year's NAME annual meeting.

🧬 Expand your forensic biology research with CFSRE! We offer academic partnerships, internships, DNA training, and more. Now accepting sample submissions from academic & research institutions—access advanced DNA instrumentation. Contact [email protected] to learn more. #CFSRE

Looking to join the CFSRE team and love teaching? Here is your opportunity!

We’re excited to host a virtual info session for Thomas Jefferson University MS in Forensic Biology and MS in Forensic Toxicology programs on October 20 at 6 PM EST! Register here: my.jefferson.edu/portal/even… We hope to see you there! 🍂

CFSRE Director of Toxicology & Chemistry, Dr. Alex Krotulski, was in sunny West Palm Beach last week to deliver “The 2026 Drug Supply Briefing: What’s New, What’s Hard to Detect, and How to Prepare Clinically” at the East Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders.

🔬🧪 Fall 2026 forensic science field trips are underway at CFSRE! Our first students explored Biology, Chemistry, and Toxicology labs with an interactive mock case. Big thanks to our staff & Grad Assistants! Excited for more visits ahead. #ForensicScience #STEM

Our Thomas Jefferson University forensic toxicology students hard at work in the lab! Interested in advancing your career with our Master of Science in Forensic Toxicology? Learn more and apply today: cfsre.org/education/advanced…

Join us today at 11:00 am for Forensic DNA Dialogues: Conversations with Leaders in Forensic Genetics with Dr. Bruce Budowle. Register here: ow.ly/jjij50ZTu3W

Honored to host ONDCP Director Sara Carter and her team at CFSRE today. We shared our work on NPS Discovery, early warning systems, and trends like "gas station drugs" and enhanced kratom. Proud to support ONDCP with science and data. #CFSRE #ONDCP #DrugTrends

A huge congratulations to Lauren Eccarius for winning the Young Scientist Meeting Award for her research "Quantitation and Stability Assessment Kratom Alkaloids in Human Blood" awarded at this year's SOFT/TIAFT annual meeting.

Our Forensic Chemist, Bella Buttacavoli, presenting her poster "Evaluating DART-QQQ-MS for Comprehensive Forensic Toxicology Sample Screening" at this year's SOFT/TIAFT annual meeting.

Our Executive Director, MJ Menendez, presenting today at the SOFT/TIAFT annual meeting on Assistive vs Autonomous Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in Forensic Toxicology: A U.S. Admissibility-Focused Framework Preserving Expert Judgment.

Want to learn more about the work at the CFSRE? Catch one of our presentations at the SOFT/TIAFT annual meeting!

A huge shoutout to our Director of Chemistry & Toxicology, Dr. Alex Krotulski, for this incredible recognition! Dr. Krotulski has been named among the Hall of Fame Papers in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology! Congratulations, Alex, on this well-deserved honor.

Our Senior Scientist, Dr. Sara Walton, presenting at the Beyond Nitazenes workshop during this year's SOFT and TIAFT meeting! She discussed the evolving NPS opioid market and the shift from nitazenes to orphines.

Our Executive Director, MJ Menendez, kicked off the From Scene to Certification: Bridging Forensic Pathology and Toxicology course this morning! We want to welcome all of our in-person and virtual attendees as well as our esteemed faculty. ow.ly/yQcP50ZNqup

Season 1 of Forensic DNA Dialogues is now archived! 🧬 Catch all 6 episodes with leaders in forensic genetics—covering standards, phenotyping, mtDNA, historical cases, genomics, and genealogy. Register for access: cfsre.brightspace.com/d2l/lo… Season 2 starts Oct 1, 2026! 🔬

Welcome to the team, Joel Moss! Joel joins CFSRE’s NPS Discovery Team as a Forensic Chemist. He holds degrees from Ball State and Arcadia, is a published researcher, and presented his DART-MS/MS fentanyl profiling thesis at the 78th AAFS meeting in New Orleans.

Welcome to the team, Kate James! Kate joins CFSRE’s NPS Discovery Team as a Forensic Toxicologist. She holds degrees from Waynesburg University & VCU, is a published researcher, and recently received the 2026 AAFS Toxicology Best Poster Award & SOFT Education Research Award.

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