Professor Mark Desire featured in news media for his multi-decade work in identifying and honoring the remains of 9/11 victims.

As noted by NPR, Professor Desire "oversees the testing of thousands of human remains recovered from Ground Zero and the surrounding area for genetic material that could link them to known victims. The medical examiner's office has tested all 21,905 remains recovered, from fragmented body parts to small shards of bone. But in many cases, it has taken technological advancements occurring over the course of years for any DNA to be extracted.” Professor Desire also leads the forensic science portfolio of the Criminal Justice Program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. //

See additional coverage here:

https://www.fox5ny.com/video/1705268

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/9-11-anniversary/2025/09/09/world-trade-dna-9-11-identification

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5526859/september-11-nyc-victims-identifying-lab-dna

Scientists still working to make September 11th DNA matches 24 years later - ABC7 New York

https://bronx.news12.com/meet-the-team-using-dna-to-identify-more-911-victims-24-years-later