Achieving the Standards in Forensic Toxicology: A Focus on Benzodiazepines Method Development Using Laminar Flow Mass Spectrometry

The push for broad standards and best practice documents for forensic toxicology demonstrates the need for laboratories to ensure they meet the required capabilities to not only detect specific classes of drugs, such as benzodiazepines which are commonly encountered in forensic case work, but also ensure method validity. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight a developed method on the QSIGHT 220 and the validated parameters for the detection and quantitation of those benzodiazepines that are listed on two standards for forensic toxicology.

Presenter: Sabra Botch-Jones M.S., M.A., D-ABFT-FT (Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine)

Sabra Botch-Jones is a Forensic Toxicologist and Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine’s Biomedical Forensic Sciences graduate program. She is Course Director for Forensic Toxicology, Analysis of Controlled Substances, Forensic Chemistry, Advanced Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis in Forensic Laboratories. Sabra is board certified as a Diplomate by the American Board of Forensic Toxicology. She conducts research in the areas of forensic toxicology, analytical chemistry, as well as seized drug analysis. Sabra has authored and co-authored a number of scientific articles. She serves as Vice Chair and on the Executive Board of the National Safety Council’s Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division