The DC and UMD Chapters of Sigma Xi

Cordially invite you to attend our Fall Lecture

6:30pm gather, dinner 7pm, lecture to begin between 7:30/8pm
Wednesday November 10, 2004
at the USDA National Visitors Center Log Lodge, Beltsville, MD

"What I did on my free trip to Croatia: It was not what I expected
Subtitle: Repatriation of remains in mass casualty events"

Dr. Schanfield has an MA Anthropology, Harvard University; and a Ph.D., Human Genetics, University of Michigan. He was a Post-Doctoral Scientist in Immunology at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco.

During his 30 year career, Dr. Schanfield has held the following positions: University of California Medical Center, San Francisco; Director Transfusion Services, Reference and Immunoglobulin Allotyping Laboratories, Blood Center of Southeast Wisconsin; Assistant Director, American Red Cross Blood Services, Nat ional Headquarters, Washington, DC, Head, Immunohematology LaboDirector, Genetic Testing Institute, Atlanta, Georgia; Laboratory Director, Genetic Testing Institute, Atlanta,Georgia; Laboratory Director / President, Analytical Genetic Testing Center, Inc., Denver, CO. Laboratory Directorof the Monroe County Public Safety Laboratory, Rochester, NY, Professor and Chair, Department of Forensic Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Dr. Schanfield was certified as a High Complexity Laboratory Director (ABB), and, as such, has directed licensed clinical laboratories in private and public sectors involved with transfusion of blood products, and the application of genetic marker testing to the solution of civil and criminal case evidence problems including paternity testing and forensic evidence. He has directed research projects in a wide array of immune response, genetic basis of disease susceptibility, anthropological genetic studies, paternity testing and forensic sciences. His research areas include: applied genetics, forensic genetics, paternity testing, anthropological genetics, and evolutionary biology of immunoglobulin allotypes, human evolution and adaptation, and immunogenetics of the immune response. His career has included blood banking, immunological genetics, forensic testing of non-DNA and DNA cases, assisting in the identification of remains as an after math of the war in the Balkans, directed a regional crime laboratory and is now Professor and chair of forensic sciences as George Washington University.

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Cost: $15 per person (Please make check out to DC Chapter of Sigma Xi)

Send to:
Cristina Paul
670 Swan Dr.
Deale, MD 20751
RSVP: October 22 (There is a limit on this room of 45 so please respond asap!) mdcitrus@att.net


Catering: Three Brothers - Baked Stuffed Shells Florentine, Meatballs, Chicken Parmesan with Salad and bread, Soda's, water, coffee, tea and assorted pastries for dessert!

Directions to the Log Lodge: USDA National Visitors Center

From BARC-West/College Park: Take Route 1 to Powder Mill Rd. East (alternatively take Rt. 1 to Sunnyside Ave. East, Left on Kenilworth Ave Right onto Powder Mill Rd).

From the Beltway: Exit Kenilworth Ave. North. At 4th stoplight take a right onto Powder Mill RD.

The rest: Head East on Powder Mill Rd. enter USDA farm property. Continue on this road for 1.6 Miles, the log lodge (USDA National Visitors Center) is on your right.

From the Parkway: Exit Powder Mill Rd from the Parkway and head west towards Beltsville. Go 1.3 miles the log lodge (USDA National Visitors Center) is on your left.

*** Those needing assistance may park next to the building, otherwise please drive around the circle and park in the lot south of the building.
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