Presented by Dr. Max Noureddine
No cost to attend, 2 hours of CLE credit anticipated, in person only
This program will take place in 3 locations in Western, Central, and Eastern North Carolina. The same information will be presented at each location, so you only need to attend one.
- Feb. 25, 2026 – Johnston County Courthouse, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
- Mar. 31, 2026 – Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
- Apr. 24, 2026 – Brunswick County Courthouse, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
About:
This presentation will provide an overview on probabilistic genotyping (PG) software, now being used to interpret complex DNA mixtures at the State Crime Lab and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Lab. Attendees will learn more about the functionality of the PG software (STRmix) and become familiar with report structure and conclusions.
The objective of the presentation is to gain a better understanding of how the software is implemented and used to interpret complex DNA mixtures. Attendees will become more informed about what to expect from the lab (reports, underlying result, software output files), the limitations of the software, and venues for challenging PG results in defense of their criminal clients.
Registration:
Attorneys, investigators, paralegals, legal assistants, and other members of criminal or parent defense teams can register for this webinar using this link. The program is free to attend.
Presenter:
Dr. Maher “Max” Noureddine, PhD. is molecular geneticist with extensive background in scientific research in human genetics and expertise in Forensic DNA evidence. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center (The Center for Human Genetics), where he published many articles on the genetics of Parkinson Disease and other human genetic disorders. His expertise includes specialized training in complex genomics, DNA fingerprinting, mitochondrial genome analysis, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism studies, and state of the art methodologies in gene structure and function studies.
Since 2011, Dr. Noureddine has been providing expert witness services in forensic DNA and serology evidence throughout the United States. He has served as an expert in over 1,200 criminal and civil cases and testified in both State and Federal courts. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Criminalistics, and a member of the International Society of Forensic Genetics, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the American Society of Human Genetics, and the International Association for Identification. He is an adjunct teaching faculty in the Department of Forensic Science at Radford University, VA.