Michael Coble, PhD, is a Professor and the Executive Director of the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Coble received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the Appalachian State University, his Master’s Degree in Forensic Science (concentration in Molecular Biology) and his PhD in Genetics from The George Washington University. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of forensic DNA analysis and interpretation and is recognized among the top 2% of highly cited researcher worldwide, and in the top 100 of highly cited researchers in the U.S.  

Dr. Coble is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences, and a member of the International Society for Forensic Genetics. He serves as a Commissioner for the Texas Forensic Science Commission and is the Chair of the NY Forensic Science Commission’s DNA Subcommittee. He is an invited guest at the FBI’s Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM).  

Over his 28-year career in forensics, Dr. Coble has helped to resolve a number of high-profile historical cases using DNA testing including the two missing Romanov children (Maria and Alexei), the unknown child of the RSS Titanic, and the skull associated with the German poet Friedrich Schiller.