Thomas J. Parsons

National Museum of Natural History — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Forensic and Genetic Research(72), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications(44), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies(24), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(17), Genetic diversity and population structure(16)

Publications150 total

Geomorphic evolution of a Caribbean biological hotspot
2026Open Access
Comparative evaluation of SNP sequencing workflows for identification of the missing in Vietnam
Forensic Science International Genetics·2026
“A Combination of Everything”: A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Factors that Autistic People Consider Important in Suicidality
Autism in Adulthood·2026· 1 citedOpen Access
Inter-platform evaluation of the MPSplex large-scale tri-allelic SNP panel for forensic identification
Forensic Science International Genetics·2025Open Access
Sequential introgression of a carotenoid processing gene underlies sexual ornament diversity in a genus of manakins
Science Advances·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Unearthing who and Y at Harewood Cemetery and inference of George Washington’s Y-chromosomal haplotype
iScience·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Inter-Platform Evaluation of the Mpsplex Large-Scale Tri-Allelic Snp Panel for Forensic Identification
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Impact of SNP microarray analysis of compromised DNA on kinship classification success in the context of investigative genetic genealogy
Forensic Science International Genetics·2021· 67 citedOpen Access
Critical role of histone tail entropy in nucleosome unwinding
DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)·2021Open Access
Commentary on: Dror IE, Melinek J, Arden JL, Kukucka J, Hawkins S, Carter J, et al. Cognitive bias in forensic pathology decisions. J Forensic Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556‐4029.14697. Epub 2021 Feb 20.
Journal of Forensic Sciences·2021· 4 cited
Impact of SNP microarray analysis of compromised DNA on kinship classification success in the context of investigative genetic genealogy
2021· 14 citedOpen Access
Using DNA to reunify separated migrant families
Science·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Second GHEP-ISFG exercise for DVI: “DNA-led” victims’ identification in a simulated air crash
Forensic Science International Genetics·2021· 15 cited
Challenges with co-amplification of microbial DNA in interpretation of STR profiles obtained from human skeletal remains
Forensic Science International Genetics·2021· 7 cited
Evidence for multi-copy Mega-NUMT<i>s</i>in the human genome
Nucleic Acids Research·2020· 47 citedOpen Access
Large Scale Identification of the Missing
2020· 3 cited
A compilation of tri-allelic SNPs from 1000 Genomes and use of the most polymorphic loci for a large-scale human identification panel
Forensic Science International Genetics·2020· 70 citedOpen Access
Impact of DNA degradation on massively parallel sequencing-based autosomal STR, iiSNP, and mitochondrial DNA typing systems
International Journal of Legal Medicine·2019· 23 citedOpen Access
Mitochondrial DNA control region variation in Lebanon, Jordan, and Bahrain
Forensic Science International Genetics·2019· 6 cited
Critical role of histone tail entropy in nucleosome unwinding
The Journal of Chemical Physics·2019· 57 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Walther Parson(11), Jodi A. Irwin(11), Michael D. Coble(9), Jessica L. Saunier(7), Mitchell M. Holland(6), Toni M. Diegoli(6), Rebecca S. Just(6), René Huel(6), John M. Butler(5), Peter M. Vallone(5), Niels Morling(4), Odile Loreille(4), Jennifer E. O’Callaghan(4), Kimberly A. Sturk(4), Per G. P. Ericson(3), Ulf S. Johansson(3), Ángel Carracedo(3), H. Schmitter(3), Peter M. Schneider(3), Katharine Strouss(3)