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The DC Department of Forensic Sciences provides forensic and public health scientific services to the District of Columbia.

10/01/2026

DFS Public Health Lab Microbiology team members representing the District of Columbia at the Laboratory Response Network for Biological Threats Preparedness (LRN-B) Technical Meeting in San Antonio, TX — collaborating, learning, and strengthening our preparedness efforts.

09/30/2026

September is Public Health Laboratory (PHL) Appreciation Month!
We’re proud to recognize the DFS PHL Molecular Diagnostics Unit (MDU) and the Immunology and Virology Unit (IVU) — the teams responsible for both clinical and surveillance testing for influenza, COVID, rabies, measles, mumps, mpox, mosquitoes, and wastewater samples.

09/30/2026

September is Public Health Laboratory (PHL) Appreciation Month! We’re celebrating the DFS Public Health Laboratory’s Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Unit; the team whose cutting‑edge work in sequencing bacterial, fungal, and viral isolates helps track foodborne illness, monitor antimicrobial resistance, and support respiratory viral surveillance, including COVID‑19 and the upcoming influenza season.

09/29/2026

We’re hiring! Interested in joining our team?

Visit careers.dc.gov to search DFS and apply.

Forensic Scientist (Crime Scene) (Job ID #33543; closes 10/09/26)

09/24/2026

Thank you, . Peter Valentin, for delivering an outstanding presentation at the National Forensic Science Week DFS Symposium – Cold Case Workshop, and for joining us during the DFS Poster Presentations. Your expertise and engagement truly elevated the event.

09/22/2026

We’re hiring! Interested in joining our team?

Visit careers.dc.gov to search DFS and apply.

Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (MBU) (Job ID #33461; closes 10/5/26)

09/21/2026

This week we celebrate forensic science—raising awareness, applauding the experts behind the work, and showcasing innovations that inspire tomorrow’s forensic professionals.

09/18/2026

September is Public Health Laboratory (PHL) Appreciation Month! We’re celebrating the DFS PHL BioWatch Unit - the team that performs environmental surveillance to detect emerging pathogens to help protect the public health and safety of District residents and visitors.

09/17/2026

If he wasn’t a program manager in the Department of Forensic Sciences for the DC Public Health Laboratory, Snehal Parikh says he’d probably be a physician or a musician.

“I spent nearly a decade in EMS and technical rescue work, so the idea of being able to serve those who need it the most has always appealed to me,” Snehal said. “There is something uniquely meaningful about that kind of direct, one-on-one patient care. And music has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’ve played tabla since I was very young and have been fortunate to perform in some memorable settings, including a White House Diwali celebration. Science appeals to the part of me that wants to understand how things work to improve population health, while music taps into a different kind of creativity and connection. I’d have been happy finding a life in either.”

You can read more about Snehal in our special Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month series, “Lab Scientists Under the Microscope.” https://buff.ly/Mz1RhDY

09/15/2026

We’re hiring! Interested in joining our team?

Visit careers.dc.gov to search DFS and apply.

Forensic Scientist (DNA) (Job ID #33395; closes 10/15/26)

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401 E Street SW
Washington D.C., DC
20024

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+12027278267

Website

http://dfs.dc.gov/

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