{"id":64034,"date":"2017-08-22T14:41:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T00:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=64034"},"modified":"2020-03-09T12:56:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T22:56:39","slug":"haymer-windward-chemistry-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/haymer-windward-chemistry-series\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA<\/abbr> expert opens Windward CC<\/abbr>\u2019s chemistry forum series"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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David Haymer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DNA<\/abbr> expert and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Innocence Project<\/a> consultant David Haymer<\/strong><\/a> will discuss new methods of DNA<\/abbr> analysis as part of the Community Forum in Chemistry series<\/a> at Windward Community College<\/a> on Thursday, September 14, 1–2 p.m. at Hale ʻImiloa<\/span> 111. <\/p>\n

Haymer, who obtained his doctoral degree from Purdue University, is a professor of cell and molecular biology<\/a> at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a>. With more than 25 years of experience with DNA<\/abbr> analysis, he is the DNA<\/abbr> consultant of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> chapter of the Innocence Project.<\/p>\n

The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal organization aimed to exonerate the wrongfully convicted through the use of new DNA<\/abbr>-based methods. DNA<\/abbr> evidence is now commonly introduced in criminal investigations by both prosecuting and defense attorneys.<\/p>\n

The forum is free and open to the public. Parking is free.<\/p>\n

More about the Community Forum in Chemistry<\/h2>\n

The Community Forum in Chemistry is co-sponsored by Windward Community College and the American Chemical Society-Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Section.<\/p>\n

For more information, call Letty Colmenares<\/a>, professor of chemistry at Windward CC<\/abbr> at (808) 236-9120.<\/p>\n

—By Bonnie Beatson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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