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Dr. Greg Hampikian is a nationally known DNA expert and professor of forensic biology.  He has held research and teaching positions at: Yale University Medical School, Emory University, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Georgia Tech, La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia; and the University of Connecticut.  He is currently Professor of Biology with a joint appointment in Criminal Justice at Boise State University.

Dr. Hampikian consults on court cases throughout the United States, and has published in leading scientific journals including Nature, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  Dr. Hampikian has also led workshops and given presentations across America and overseas at institutions such as Harvard University, The University of Georgia Law School, The University of Connecticut Advanced Genetics Technology Center, The Pasteur Institute in Paris, the Medical Research Council in Edinburgh, Scotland; and St. Mary’s Hospital in London. 

A very popular speaker, Dr. Hampikian is a frequent keynote speaker at national conferences, and also offers outreach programs for teachers, schools, and civic organizations.  He has been interviewed by leading news organizations such Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Hampikian's book, Exit to Freedom, written with Calvin Johnson Jr., describes Mr. Johnson's 17-year struggle to gain his freedom.  DNA evidence freed Mr. Johnson’s, proving that he did not commit the rape for which he was given a life sentence.  Dr. Hampikian has worked on several exonerations, and serves as the DNA expert for the Georgia Innocence Project, and is Director of the Idaho Innocence Project.