Lisa Desire is a former forensic scientist with New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s Department of Forensic Biology, the largest laboratory of its kind in North America. During her tenure, she investigated thousands of homicides, sexual assaults, and missing persons cases, and was a supervisor of victim identification for the World Trade Center attack, the most complicated forensic investigation in the history of the United States. Lisa has testified as an Expert Witness in Forensic Biology and DNA Analysis and has earned the certifications of ASCLD-LAB Inspector and FBI DNA Auditor. She was presented with NYPD’s Centurion Award and the Honor Legion’s Certificate of Merit for her contributions on a high-profile serial killer case. Lisa used her experiences to create Prime Suspect LLC, an education and consulting company that brings forensic information to students, teachers, attorneys and law enforcement through hands-on activities, professional development sessions and courtroom assistance. Lisa received her Bachelor of Science degree in Genetic Engineering from Cedar Crest College, and her Master of Science degree in Forensic Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She has served as Adjunct Lecturers for Rutgers University and the University of Maryland Global Campus. Lisa is currently a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, New Jersey Homicide Investigator’s Association, Chief Science Officer’s panel for SciTech Institute, and serves an instructor for TriTech Forensics as well as the criminal justice advisory boards for Burlington County Institute of Technology, Hunterdon County Vocational School District, and Union County Vocational Technical Schools.