Axis toxicologists Laureen Marinetti, PhD, F-ABFT, and Stuart Kurtz, M.S, D-ABFT-FT, will be presenting at the Midwest Association of Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (MATT) Annual Meeting in Milwaukee Wisconsin, April 2-4, 2025. Their presentation topics...
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT 1,1-Difluoroethane (DFE) is a chemical compound that belongs to the family of hydrofluorocarbons, also known as HFCs. DFE has a chemical formula C2H4F2 and is a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature and is commonly used as a...
We are excited to share some great news with you! Based on your valuable feedback and our ongoing efforts to improve our products, we are pleased to announce the addition of 1,1-Difluoroethane to our Comprehensive Panel with Analyte Assurance™, effective 3/10/2025....
In mid-February 2025, two Forensic Toxicologists from Axis, Stuart Kurtz and Laureen Marinetti, attended the American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting. While there, Stuart presented Axis’s data on nitazenes and Laureen presented Axis’s data on drug...
By Laureen Marinetti, PhD, F-ABFT A therapeutic reference range like those listed on the Axis Forensic Toxicology report (Schulz, M., et al.) is provided as a starting point. These ranges are derived from the clinical literature regarding an effective range of...
By Kevin G. Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Axis Forensic Toxicology prides itself in its ability and willingness to provide continuing education and training for our forensic toxicology clients. One of these educational avenues is the Axis forensic medicine fellow training...
By Stuart Kurtz, D-ABFT-FT This year at the annual meeting for the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), we presented data looking at the detections of other drugs in cases with carfentanil detected. This was a continuation of data presented at the Midwest...
Axis Forensic Toxicology is pleased to announce that our Chief Toxicologist, Dr. Laureen Marinetti, has been appointed to the Medicolegal Death Investigation Consensus Body under the American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ Academy Standards Board (ASB). This...
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT “Pink cocaine” has been in the news recently due to the death of Liam Payne, one of the vocalists from the pop music group, One Direction. He died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. What exactly is...
