r/ForensicScience

Looking for some ideas/feelers for potential **forensic science research topics** 🔬

I’m particularly interested in forensic biology/DNA, proteomics & mass spectrometry, forensic toxicology, molecular biology/genomics, multi-omics, degraded biological evidence and biomarker discovery.

So, for anyone working in forensic science/research:
**What forensic research questions do you think are currently underexplored, genuinely useful, or worth investigating?**

And if you’ve done a research project yourself, what do you wish you’d known *before* choosing your topic?

Very interested in ideas from outside forensic biology too — analytical chemistry, toxicology, digital forensics, anthropology, trace evidence, etc. are all welcome!

So I came across a job posting for a forensic scientist in DNA in DC and decided to apply. One section of the application asked me to enter my work experience. When I want to enter my work experience it requires me to put a start date and an end date of said experience. Two of the things I am trying to add have not ended yet. This is because I am still in undergrad and I graduate in May 2027. When I go to press done for like adding it I get an error message being like end date can't be past current date. And I do not know what to do. I tried to find an email on the career website but I can't find one. What should I do?

Is pursuing a career in Forensic Science, particularly in a Forensic DNA Laboratory, a good choice for someone with a Master’s degree in Biology and a thesis background focused on molecular biology? Do I only need to pass the NAPOLCOM examination to be eligible to apply, or are there other requirements I need to fulfill as well?