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Law Enforcement Only

    Douglas Hares

    Rapid DNA Implementation Advisor
    FBI
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Douglas R. Hares
    Dr. Hares is the Rapid DNA Implementation Program Advisor for the FBI’s Biometric Analysis Section. He joined the FBI Laboratory in 2000 as a Forensic Examiner. In 2006, he transferred to the CODIS Unit where he served as the Custodian of the National DNA Database until November 2019. He is an invited guest and participant for the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM) and the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI). He also has served as a member and advisor to Interpol’s DNA Monitoring Expert Group.

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