DR. LAWRENCE KOBILINSKY

Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky is the Associate Provost of the Interdisciplinary Forensics Science Department at John Jay College. He received his B.S. and M.A. degrees from the City College of City University of New York and his Ph.D. degree from the City University of New York. His doctoral work was performed at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Biochemistry department, and he became a postdoctoral fellow at the Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York City after receiving his doctorate. Dr. Koblinsky is a member of 18 professional organizations, and serves on the Boards of the New York Microscopical Society and the Eastern Analytical Symposium. He has served as a consultant to CBS and other network news programs on issues related to forensic science, as well as an advisor to the U.S. State Department regarding forensic science laboratories in Eastern Europe. An internationally renowned forensic scientist, he has served as advisor to criminalistics laboratories in several countries, and is both a Diplomat of the American College of Forensic Examiners and a Board Certified Forensic Examiner. He has received numerous honors, including the Federal Law Enforcement Officers "Civilian Award" and has published extensively on the subject of forensic DNA analysis.