WHO WE ARE

As one of the largest DNA labs in the world, we provide accredited relationship and forensic DNA testing with notarized results that are accepted in Thailand and abroad.

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MEET THE CORE PTC TEAM

The team at Paternity Testing Corporation (PTC Laboratories) comprises the most experienced geneticists in their field, and, being a family-run laboratory, have a long history of working together to service individual clients and large organizations with excellence. The company’s founders both worked on the Human Genome Project, and our Medical Director has been the Genetics Consultant to the State of Missouri for more than 25 years. She is also the former Director of the Division of Medical Genetics for the MU School of Medicine. Each member of our team has a minimum of 15 years experience in their field.
Our team has been called upon to give expert testimony in criminal and civil court cases, and has given DNA advice and consultancy to the media on various occasions. The scientific team at PTC has also worked on disaster-relief missions for mass identification of disaster victims, such as of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the USA. Meanwhile, one of PTC’s owners and founders, Michelle Beckwith, is a consultant for a forensic DNA management and mass fatality organization, SNA International. She is a key contributing author of the Mass Fatality Identification Team Handbook, adopted by many identification teams.
Below is a brief description of the background of some of our key scientists at Paternity Testing Corporation, either as a staff scientist or as a member of our Board of Scientific Advisors. PTC has many additional scientists on staff that are dedicated and respected in their field, with a minimum of a Bachelors’ Degree in a hard science. You may inquire for a complete list by contacting us.

Kim Gorman, President has a degree in Chemistry. Kim worked for three years on the Human Genome Project (an international effort to map the location of DNA throughout human chromosomes) at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, then spent three years as a DNA Criminalist with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Crime Laboratory. Kim has been the laboratory supervisor for Paternity Testing Corporation since it opened in 1996. She oversees all aspects of paternity and forensic testing performed by Paternity Testing Corporation.

Michelle Beckwith, Vice President has a degree in Chemistry, B.S and is a DNA analyst with a background in population statistics. Michelle worked on the Human Genome Project (an international effort to map the location of DNA throughout human chromosomes) at the Washington University School of Medicine before joining Paternity Testing Corporation in 1996 and also participated in the Hurricane Katrina DNA Identification Project as the DNA Data Review Team Leader. She is the Paternity Supervisor for Paternity Testing Corporation.

Scott Johnson received a B.S. in Biology, with an emphasis in molecular biology, from the University of Missouri. Prior to joining Paternity Testing Corporation, he worked as a research technician at the University of Missouri and as an intern at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime lab. Scott has been with Paternity Testing Corporation since 1999 and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Forensic DNA and Serology from the University of Florida.

Judith Miles, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director and in addition to her medical degree, has a Ph.D. in Cytogenetics. She is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr. Miles is a Board Certified medical geneticist and is also Board Certified in pediatrics.

Charlotte Phillips, Ph.D., Laboratory Director is also an Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Child Health, Division of Medical Genetics, at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Phillips is Board Certified in clinical molecular genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics.

Karol Elias, Ph.D., Co-Laboratory Director – Forensics came to Paternity Testing Corporation from the Anne Arundel County Police Department Crime Laboratory in Maryland. Dr. Elias has a Ph.D. in Biology and a Master’s Degree in Forensic Science. Dr. Elias has the unusual combination of a Doctoral Degree in Biological Science plus specific academic training and experience in forensics, including human identity testing.

Christian Carson, Ph.D., Co-Laboratory Director came to Paternity Testing Corporation from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Carson’s background is in molecular genetics. He received a Ph.D. in 1993 from the University of Florida. Dr. Carson brings to Paternity Testing Corporation many years of experience in gene mapping and chromosome analysis.

Michael J. Calcutt, Ph.D., Associate Laboratory Director has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Dr. Calcutt is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He has served on the Editorial Board of the ASM journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and is a frequent reviewer for several other scientific publications.