by Denise Purdie Andrews | Oct 27, 2021 | Announcements
By Phil Roberts, CEO It was terrific connecting in person this year in West Palm Beach! Dr. George Behonick, Axis’ Lab Director and Chief Toxicologist, and Trevor Templin, Axis’ Operational Services Manager, and I enjoyed visiting with everyone. Dr....
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Oct 5, 2021 | Announcements
Axis Forensic Toxicology is pleased to be attending the NAME 2021 Annual Meeting later this month in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dr. Behonick, Axis’ Lab Director and Chief Toxicologist, will be presenting Case Report: Detection of Novel Psychoactive Drugs in the Context...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Sep 23, 2021 | Announcements
We are pleased to announce that an Axis Forensic Toxicology subject matter expert has been appointed to a new Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) standing committee. Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT has joined SOFT’s newly formed Postmortem Toxicology committee,...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Sep 21, 2021 | Announcements
By Phil Roberts, CEO This week we join fellow forensic scientists across the county in observance of National Forensic Science Week! What a wonderful opportunity to… Recognize the important role medical examiners, coroners, pathologists, death investigators, forensic...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Sep 13, 2021 | General
by Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Postmortem redistribution (PMR) is the phenomenon that occurs in blood drug concentrations after death as drug from anatomic sites of high drug concentration (e.g. organs such as the liver, lungs, and heart (myocardium)) is released to...