Accredited Laboratory Details

Laboratory Name

Houston Forensic Science Center

Status

Active

Address

500 Jefferson St 13th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
County: Harris

Main Laboratory Phone

713-929-6760

Website

https://hfsctx.gov/

Laboratory Director Name

Peter Stout, Ph.D.

Quality Manager Name

Jackie Moral

Sector

City

Will the laboratory perform forensic analysis for criminal defense assuming no conflict?

Yes (fee-for-service)

Accreditation(s)/Discipline(s)

Accrediting Body	Dates Accredited	Forensic Discipline(s)	Accreditation Standard(s)
ANAB	10/25/2022 - 12/31/2026	Firearms/Toolmarks; Forensic Biology/DNA; Seized Drugs; Toxicology; Toxicology (Limited to Blood Alcohol)	ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 & AR-3125 Forensic Supplement FBI Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories (Forensic Biology/DNA)
ANAB	10/08/2018 - 10/24/2022	Firearms/Toolmarks; Forensic Biology/DNA; Seized Drugs; Toxicology; Toxicology (Limited to Blood Alcohol)	ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 & AR-3125 Forensic Supplement FBI Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories (Forensic Biology/DNA)
ANAB	09/11/2014 - 10/07/2018	Firearms/Toolmarks; Forensic Biology/DNA; Materials (Trace); Seized Drugs; Toxicology; Toxicology (Limited to Blood Alcohol)	Contact laboratory for historical accreditation standard details
ASCLD/LAB	02/01/2011 - 09/10/2014	Firearms/Toolmarks; Forensic Biology/DNA; Materials (Trace); Seized Drugs	Contact laboratory for historical accreditation standard details
ASCLD/LAB	06/10/2007 - 01/31/2011	Firearms/Toolmarks; Forensic Biology/DNA; Materials (Trace); Seized Drugs; Toxicology (Limited to Blood Alcohol)	Contact laboratory for historical accreditation standard details
ASCLD/LAB	05/10/2005 - 06/09/2007	Firearms/Toolmarks; Forensic Biology/DNA; Seized Drugs; Toxicology (Limited to Blood Alcohol)	Contact laboratory for historical accreditation standard details

Accreditation/Laboratory Document(s)

File Description	Accrediting Body
FSC Certificate	ANAB
Property and Evidence Control Unit Accreditation Certificate	ANAB
Property and Evidence Control Unit Scope Document	ANAB
ANAB Scope	ANAB

Licensees

Currently Employed	Previously Employed
Abreu, Melissa Anderson, Alaina Nicole Ayala, Jessica Bassett, Chandler Beyer, Brittany Blanco, Brittny Boodoosingh, Safia Boren, Victoria Boydstun, Kaitlyn Breaux, Keegan Lauren Brown, Barty Carson, Mariah Clay, Jennifer Colca, Mona Cosme, Erin Davis, Clay Wade Dupre, Jill Duvall, Cassandra Eudaley, Donna B Frausto, Daniela Freeman, Kelly Garza Sanchez, Cesar Georges, Mary Georgi, Brenda Gonzales, Rebecca C Gooden, Andrea Gorbea, Claudia Gorziza, Roberta Guerra, Tania Guidry, Cloressa Hain, Andrea Hall, Mary Halsell, Lloyd Hannon, Badiah Hanse, Amanda Haynes, Carina Head, Courtney Headen, Olesia Hedlich-Dwyer, Jenna Hernandez, Jessica Hookano, Ryan Jaco, Shelby Johnson, Ashley Ann Karim, Arian Kellett, Brandon Kennedy, Tyler Kranstz-Snowden, Allyson Langley, Malena Lee, Dayong Luttrell, Jisel Lynch, Nicole Maxwell, Cheron McElfresh, Kasi McKelvy, Mark Mendenhall, Brooke Mertins, Kristen Mike, Dana Miller, James T Millhollon, Jaclyn Montes, Graciela Morgan, Katherine Moss, Aja Nally, Melissa Napp, Amanda Nguyen, Bao Tran Noyola, Angelica Otto, Whitney Perkins, Charles Pham, Anha Phu, Josephine Phung, Erika Powers, Jessica Rafeedie, Nadine Renteria, Asusena Rios, Christian Robinson, Ashley Rodgers, Corissa Rodriguez, Rosaura Ryan, West Salazar, Michael Smith, Amber Smith, Shayla Terlaje, Kalei Torres-Perez, Fatima Tynan, Patrick Valentine, Anaya Van Buren, Molly Vergara, Marissa Nicole Villalobos, Gabriela Watson, Kaitlyn Weigel, Marcel Willow, Colton Wines, Hannah Yu, Jihau Zeller, Kimberly	Addvensky, Christopher Anane-Bediakoh, Daniela Ashok, Tanuja Austen, Rochelle Ayala, Michelle Barker, Ahtavea Bayless, Fredria Baylor, Kayla Burren, Jazmyne Cale, Cynthia Campelli, Cassandra Coronado, Valerie Dempsey, Sara Downs, Kim Fisher, Caitlyn Galioto, Stephanie Garrow, Hannah Grafe, Kambrie Kissmann Guidry, Robin Hagood, Sabrina Renee Henry, India Henry, Melissa Huang, David Johnson, Yanesha Kane, Mariam Ke, Pucheng Kelley, Shamika Knapp, Brook Korpe, Olivia Kurz, Kenton Lloyd, Melissa Marroquin, Claudia Martinez, Merari Martinucci, Vanessa McElroy, Ashley Melbourn, Haley Milledge, Christopher Parian, Joseph Patel, Jesal Pettofrezzo, Nicole Ramsey, Rebecca Reber, Jami Rehfuss, Juli Reyes Mora, Zoraya Rodriguez, Melissa Ruzic, Ema Salinas, Belinda Sanders, Derek Shin, Sanghee Sarah Symonds, Mary Tea, Lucy Thoene, Caitlyn Vinson, S Adam Wright-Pennant, Marisil

Currently Employed

Previously Employed

Abreu, Melissa

Anderson, Alaina Nicole

Breaux, Keegan Lauren

Kranstz-Snowden, Allyson

Vergara, Marissa Nicole

Addvensky, Christopher

Anane-Bediakoh, Daniela

Grafe, Kambrie Kissmann

Guidry, Robin

Hagood, Sabrina Renee

Milledge, Christopher

Wright-Pennant, Marisil

Standards

Standard Name	Implementation Date	Implementation Type
ASTM E2548-16 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis	09/09/2019	Full
ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs	09/07/2020	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 017, Standard Practices for Measurement Traceability in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 2018	10/05/2018	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 036, Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 2019	06/30/2021	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 053, Standard for Report Content in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 2020	03/24/2021	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 018, Standard for Validation of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems, First Edition, 2020	05/03/2022	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 020, Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, First Edition, 2018	05/11/2021	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 022, Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, First Edition, 2019	08/31/2021	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 023, Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Isolation and Purification Methods, First Edition, 2020	07/26/2022	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 040, Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, First Edition, 2019	05/11/2021	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 110, Standards for Training in Forensic Serological Methods, First Edition, 2020	07/26/2022	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 115, Standard for Training in Forensic Short Tandem Repeat Typing Methods using Amplification, DNA Separation, and Allele Detection, First Edition, 2020	07/26/2022	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 116, Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Quantification Methods, First Edition, 2020	07/26/2022	Full
ISO 21043-2 Forensic Sciences - Part 2: Recognition, recording, collecting transport and storage of items	08/31/2020	Full
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068, Safe Handling of Firearms and Ammunition, First Edition, 2020	04/04/2022	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 093, Standard Test Method for the Forensic Examination and Testing of Firearms, First Edition, 2020	04/04/2022	Full
ASTM E2917-19a Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs	11/03/2020	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 120, Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Blood in Impaired Driving Investigations, First Edition, 2021	04/23/2024	Partial
ANSI/ASB Standard 152, Standard for the Minimum Content Requirements of Forensic Toxicology Procedures, First Edition, 2021	06/11/2024	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 077, Standard for the Developmental and Internal Validation of Forensic Serological Methods, First Edition, 2020	05/13/2024	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 121, Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Urine in Drug-Facilitated Crime Investigations, First Edition, 2021	06/11/2024	Partial
ANSI/ASB Standard 054, Standard for a Quality Control Program in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories, First Edition, 2021	04/23/2024	Partial
SWGDE 18-Q-001-1.0 Minimum Requirements for Testing Tools used in Digital and Multimedia Forensics	05/08/2024	Full
ANSI/ASB Standard 096 Standard Method for the Examination and Documentation of Ammunition and Ammunition Components, 2022, 1st. Ed.	08/22/2024	Full
ASTM E3255-21 Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Forensic Chemical Analysis	09/03/2024	Partial
ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination	04/12/2021	Full
ANSI/ASTM E3017-19 Standard Practice for Examining Magnetic Card Readers	07/01/2021	Full
ANSI/ASTM E3150-18(2023) Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Lab Setup and Maintenance	06/01/2021	Full
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 060, Guidelines for Barrel and Overall Length Measurements of Firearms, First Edition, 2021	08/22/2024	Partial
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories	08/19/2018	Full
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037, Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 2019	03/30/2020	Full
ANSI/ASTM E3235-21 Standard Practice for Latent Print Evidence Imaging Resolution	11/18/2024	Partial
ANSI/ASB Standard 038, Standard for Internal Validation of Forensic DNA Analysis Methods, First Edition, 2020	09/30/2024	Full