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Dr. Arthur Eisenberg, Ph.D.

Dr. Eisenberg is a pioneer in the development of DNA Identity testing. He is a world-renowned molecular geneticist who helped develop many of the procedures, techniques and quality-control standards currently used in DNA Identity testing. As director of the DNA Identity lab, Dr. Eisenberg has been responsible for developing a state-of-the-art clinical reference laboratory using DNA technology for the determination of paternity, forensic casework analysis, missing person’s identification, and genetic disorders. Dr. Eisenberg is considered one of the top DNA advisors for the Federal Bureau of Investigations Laboratory Division. He was appointed chairman of the United States DNA Advisory Board, which recommended standards to the Director of the FBI for quality assurance and for proficiency testing of forensic laboratories throughout the United States. He also served on an international commission that was formed in 1991 to standardize forensic DNA testing in Europe.