New York Society of Forensic DentistryDate:   Monday March 9, 2020Time:  7 PM
Place:  NYU College of Dentistry
            345 East 24th Street
            Weissman Building
            Room 300 W Topic: Forensic Toxicology  Speaker: Gail Cooper,MSc, PhD~

Dear Members,

Happy Martin Luther King Day! Just a friendly reminder regarding our upcoming speaker presentation:

Date:  Monday, January 27
Time:  7 PM
Place:  NYU College of Dentistry
           345 East 24th Street
            Weissman Building
            Room 300 W

The speaker will be Floriana Persechino, MD, a forensic pathologist with the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner.  Her lecture  “Forensic Pathology 101” will give  attendees an understanding of what a medico-legal autopsy involves when trying to determine the cause and manner of death. 

Dear NYSFD member,
We hope you had a wonderful summer! With fall approaching, here is the information for our first meeting:

DATE: Monday, September 23
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: NYU College of Dentistry
Weissman Hall
345 East 24th Street
3rd Floor- Room 300W
SPEAKER: Bradley J. Adams, PhD
Director of Forensic Anthropology
Office of Chief Medical Examiner

Dr. Adams' expertise is in the field of Forensic Anthropology. Since 2004 he has been the Director of the Forensic Anthropology Unit for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) in New York City. In his position with the OCME, Dr. Adams and his team are responsible for all forensic anthropology casework in the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island).

Prior to accepting the position in New York, Dr. Adams was a Forensic Anthropologist and Laboratory Manager at the Central Identification Laboratory (CIL) in Hawaii from 1997-2004. While with the CIL, Dr. Adams directed large-scale recovery and investigation operations in remote locations around the globe. These operations were conducted in order to recover the remains of missing U.S. military personnel.

Dr. Adams has served as an expert witness in Forensic Anthropology in multiple court cases. He has published numerous books and articles on topics relating primarily to forensic anthropology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, a Fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Jerry, Marnie, Rick, Harry, Phyllis