Blaine Kern, Founder & Chief Forensic Scientist, Human Identification Technologies
February 25, 2025 | 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
In 2004, after retiring from a California Sheriff’s Crime Laboratory, Blaine Kern founded Human Identification Technologies, the first ASCLD/LAB International-accredited forensic DNA testing laboratory in California.
Mr. Kern has testified and provided forensic trial consultation services to the U.S. Military, as well as federal, state, and local jurisdictions throughout the United States and internationally on over 500 occasions. He is qualified as an expert witness in DNA analysis and other forensic disciplines, including firearms analysis, trace analysis, controlled substance (drug) analysis, crime scene reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis, and latent print processing.
With 30 years of experience, Mr. Kern approaches each case with a holistic perspective, ensuring forensic evidence is thoroughly examined. He is frequently recognized for his professionalism, focus, and candor.
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