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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

A comprehensive list of the publications, presentations, seminars and workshops that have resulted from this database.

Publications: Welcome

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Pechal, J., Schmidt, C., Jordan, H., & Benbow, M. (2018). A large-scale survey of the postmortem human microbiome, and its potential to provide insight into the living health condition. Nature Scientific Reports, 8:5724. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23989-w
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23989-w

  2. Pechal, JL, CJ Schmidt, HR Jordan, and ME Benbow (2017) Frozen: Thawing and Its Effect on the Postmortem Microbiome in Two Pediatric Cases. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 62(5): 1399-1405. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13419

PRESENTATIONS

(+ notes graduate student presenter; * notes undergraduate student presenter; # invited)

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  1. Pearson AL, Rzotkiewicz A, Pechal JL, Zwickle A, Schmidt CJ, Jordan HR, and Benbow ME (2017) Relationships between neighborhood blight, urban green remediation and the postmortem human microbiome in Detroit, Michigan. International Medical Geography Symposium, Angers, France, 1-7 July.

  2. Rzotkiewicz A+, Pearson AL, Pechal JL, Zwickle A, Benbow ME, and Schmidt CJ (2017) Assessing the potential effect of urban decay and recovery on the residents of Detroit, Michigan: A novel utilization of the postmortem microbiome. American Association of Geographers Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 5 – 9 April.

  3. Pechal, JL, CJ Schmidt, HR Jordan, MM Brewer, and ME Benbow (2017) Postmortem Microbiome Changes During Thaw for Autopsy: Two Pediatric Case Studies. 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Science, New Orleans, LA, 13-18 February.

  4. Jordan, HR, ZM Burcham, JL Bose, JL Pechal; J Rosch, CJ Schmidt, and M. Eric Benbow (2017) Analyses of Necrobiome Structure and Function for Utility in Forensic Science. 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Science, New Orleans, LA, 13-18 February.

  5. Schmidt, CJ, JL Pechal, ME Benbow, and HR Jordan (2016) A Practical Application of the Postmortem Microbiome. Michigan Association Of Medical Examiners Annual Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 4-6 November.

  6. Benbow#, ME, JL Pechal, HR Jordan, and CJ Schmidt (2016) The Human Postmortem Microbiome and Potential Forensic Applications. Advances in Forensic Medicine & Pathology, Ann Arbor, MI, 11-12 May.

  7. Pechal, JL, CJ Schmidt, HR Jordan, and ME Benbow (2016) Drugs and Bugs (Bacteria): Does What You Use Relate to What You Grow? 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Science, Las Vegas, NV, 22-27 February.

  8. Benbow, ME, JL Pechal, CJ Schmidt, and HR Jordan (2016) The Human Postmortem Microbiome and Manner of Death. 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Science, Las Vegas, NV, 22-27 February.

  9. Pechal#, JL, CJ Schmidt, HR Jordan, and ME Benbow (2015) Postmortem Microbiome
    and its Role in Health and Disease. Michigan Association Of Medical Examiners Annual Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 23-25 October.

  10. Burcham+, ZM, JL Pechal, ME Benbow, and HR Jordan (2015) Investigating Resistomes of the Human Microbiome. 115th American Society For Microbiology Annual General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 30 May – 2 June. (Poster)

  11. Pechal, JL, CJ Schmidt, and ME Benbow (2015) The First Use of Postmortem Microbiomes in Human Death Investigations. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Orlando, FL, 16-21 February.

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

  1. Tomberlin, JK, HR Jordan, S Bankson, ME Benbow, D Botluck, JA Cammack, S Domitrovich, RT Kennedy, PAW King, JJ Maltese, JL Pechal, HM Pitluck, L Sare, and DE Shelton (2017) Viewing Research Through Different Lenses: How to Achieve Success in Court. 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Science. New Orleans, LA, 13-18 February

  2. Pechal, JL (2016) The Utility of Microorganisms in Forensic Investigations. Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 11 Nov.

  3. Benbow, ME, JL Pechal, CJ Schmidt, and HR Jordan (2016) The human postmortem microbiome: Potential applications in forensics and novel translations for investigating human health and disease. College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi, 8 June. International invitation.

  4. Benbow, ME, JL Pechal, CJ Schmidt, and HR Jordan (2016) The human postmortem microbiome: Potential applications in forensics. Department of Forensics, Malawi University of Science and Technology, Blantyre, Malawi, 7 July. International invitation.

  5. Pechal, JL, CJ Schmidt, HR Jordan, and ME Benbow (2016) Human Postmortem Microbiomes: The Hows, Wheres and Whys. Advances in Forensic Medicine & Pathology, Ann Arbor, MI, 11-12 May

  6. Jordan, HR, JL Pechal, ZM Burcham, CJ Schmidt, and ME Benbow (2015) Utility of Microorganisms for forensics and health. 2015 Summer Conference of the Mississippi Coroner-Medical Examiner's Association, Biloxi, MS, 2 July.

Publications: News
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