Board
Glenn Langenburg, PH.D
Glenn Langenburg is certified latent print examiner and has been performing fingerprint examinations for over 19 years. He manages a consulting business (Elite Forensic Services, LLC) which provides training courses to fingerprint examiners around the world. He has experience with crime scenes and bloodstain pattern evidence and he is certified as a general criminalist by the American Board of Criminalistics. Glenn has a Ph.D. in Forensic Science from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. His thesis, “A Critical Analysis and Study of the ACE-V Process”, focuses on decision-making and the application of ACE-V by fingerprint experts. Glenn has lectured and hosted workshops nationally and internationally at forensic science conferences on topics including Daubert issues, research, probabilistic approach, error rates, and fingerprint methodology. He has published numerous research articles in peer reviewed journals. Glenn had the privilege of serving the fingerprint community as a member of SWGFAST (Scientific Working Group for Friction Ridge Analysis, Study, and Technology) for ten years. He also co-hosts a podcast, “The Double Loop Podcast”, on fingerprint topics with Eric Ray.
William Thompson, Ph.D
Dr. Bill Thompson is interested in the use of expert evidence in the courtroom, including forensic science, particularly forensic DNA tests, statistical testimony, and social science evidence of all types. He studies and write about the strengths and limitations of various types of evidence and about the ability of lay juries to evaluate evidence. His work is multidisciplinary, involving law, psychology, various areas of biology (particularly genetics and molecular biology), and statistics.
Maher (max) Noureddine PH.D
Dr. Noureddine is a molecular geneticist with extensive background in scientific research and training in human genetics, expertise in DNA forensics, as well as healthcare industry consulting. He is President of ForensiGen, LLC. Dr. Noureddine earned his B.S. in Biology from Radford University in Virginia, an M.S. in Molecular Biology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center (The Center for Human Genetics), where he published many articles on the genetics of Parkinson Disease and other human genetic disorders. His expertise includes specialized training in complex genomics, DNA fingerprinting, mitochondrial genome analysis, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism studies, and state of the art methodologies in gene structure and function studies. Between 2005 and 2007, Dr. Noureddine was a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH, where he studied the tumor suppressor gene p53 and genomic variations that confer cancer susceptibility in humans. While at NIEHS, he developed a novel fluorescent microsphere based assay for investigating p53 interactions with elements in the genome.
Between 2007 and December of 2010, Dr. Noureddine served as the Chief Scientific Officer for a North Carolina-based healthcare services company, Thought Leader Select, LLC. Thought Leader Select (TLS) specializes in identifying and objectively profiling thousands of global, national and regional healthcare and scientific experts (known as Thought Leaders) from a wide range of therapeutic areas, backgrounds and sets of skills (MDs, PAs, NPs, PhDs, PharmDs, RNs, Veterinarians, Health Economists, etc). Dr. Noureddine led many Thought Leader identification and scientific validation projects for various clients in numerous therapeutic areas such as Diabetes, Atrial Fibrillation, Lung Disease, Kidney Disease, Neurodegenerative Disease, Inflammatory Disorders, Hemophilia, and many others. His role included full oversight of the company’s IT platform and the strategic development and integration of IT and research capabilities. Dr. Noureddine ensured strict compliance with data privacy laws in the US and globally, and educated clients and Thought Leaders on such laws. He stepped down from TLS to focus on his interests in forensics and education.
Currently, as a recognized forensic DNA expert and President of the forensics consulting company ForensiGen, LLC, Dr. Noureddine provides services and expert counsel to law professionals on DNA and biological evidence in criminal and civil casework, as well as consulting services to the public in the area of genetic testing (maternity/paternity, sibship, genetic disease). He is Founder and President of the Institute for Advanced Career Development (IACD), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that is dedicated to education and career training. He spearheads the IACD’s efforts of developing highly customized training courses and workshops in the area of DNA forensics and biologic evidence for law professionals, health professionals and the public. Dr. Noureddine is a member of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG), the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), and the International Association for Identification (IAI). Certification: American Board of Criminalistics.
His other experiences include years of public service as a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol (United States Air Force Auxiliary), a benevolent organization that is dedicated to aerospace education, cadet programs, and emergency services. He is an experienced search and rescue pilot, and currently serves as the Commanding Officer of seven Civil Air Patrol units in the central region of North Carolina.
Sarah Chu, PH.D.
Dr. Sarah Chu is the director of policy and reform at the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law where she leads science and justice policy initiatives. Prior to this role, she spent 15 years leading forensic science policy at the Innocence Project. Her research interests include the oversight and accountability of criminal investigative and forensic science methods and technologies; their ethical, legal, and social implications; and capacity for just and equitable implementation. Dr. Chu served on the Scientific Inquiry and Research Subcommittee of the National Commission on Forensic Science and was the 2021 recipient of the Legal Aid Society’s Magnus Mukoro Award for Integrity in Forensic Science. She holds bachelor degrees in Biochemistry/Cell Biology, Communication, and a Masters in Biology from the University of California, San Diego; a Masters in Epidemiology from Stanford University; a doctorate in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center; and was a fellow at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics from 2023-2024.