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Joseph A. DiZinno - Assistant Director, Laboratory
Division
Joseph
A. DiZinno, DDS, received a Bachelor of Science degree from
the University of Notre Dame in 1975. In 1980, he received
a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from The Ohio State University.
After
practicing dentistry for approximately six years, Dr. DiZinno
entered into duty with the FBI in 1986. After being trained
as a special agent, Dr. DiZinno was assigned to the FBI Washington
Field Office where he investigated cases mainly dealing with
bank robberies, kidnapings, and extortions. In 1989, Dr. DiZinno
was assigned to the FBI Laboratory Hairs and Fibers Unit where
he was qualified as a Hairs and Fibers Examiner. Dr. DiZinno
examined forensic cases for hairs and fibers for approximately
two years before he was reassigned in 1992 to the FBI Laboratory
Forensic Science Research and Training Center at the FBI Academy
in Quantico, Virginia where he participated in mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) research. After two years of mtDNA research, Dr.
DiZinno returned to the Hairs and Fibers Unit of the FBI Laboratory
in 1994 and participated in two additional years of mtDNA
validation and implementation studies.
In 1996,
mtDNA analysis was first applied to forensic casework in the
FBI Laboratory, and Dr. DiZinno was selected as the Unit Chief
of DNA Analysis Unit II of the FBI Laboratory where forensic
mtDNA examinations are performed on hairs, bones and teeth.
After serving as the Unit Chief of DNA Unit II, in 1999 Dr.
DiZinno was selected as the Section Chief of the Scientific
Analysis Section of the FBI Laboratory. As Section Chief of
the Scientific Analysis Section, Dr. DiZinno supervised personnel
from the Chemistry, DNA, Explosives, Chem-Bio Sciences, Forensic
Science Research and Forensic Science Systems Units.
In March,
2000, Dr. DiZinno was selected as the Deputy Assistant Director
of the Laboratory Division where he supervised approximately
350 personnel from the Chemistry, CODIS, DNA, Trace Evidence,
Latent Print, Firearms-Toolmarks, Cryptanalysis and Racketeering
Records Analysis, Questioned Documents, Quality Assurance
and Training and Evidence Control Units. In May 2006, Dr.
DiZinno was selected as the Assistant Director in Charge of
the FBI Laboratory Division.
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