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Meet Stacey Richards, Senior Scientist at our Forensic Toxicology Laboratory

1st November, 2025

Stacey has always been curious with a desire to know “why”, which led her to study chemistry, majoring in forensic science. She has worked in the ...

Meet our superstar scientists for Science Week 2025!

15th August, 2025

Come behind the laboratory doors and meet some of the scientists behind the work we do every day to keep our communities healthy and safe here at NSW ...

FASS family farewells long-serving scientific officer

27th June, 2025

Scientific Officer at NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic & Analytical Science Service (FASS) Illicit Drug Analysis Unit Keerthi Gamlath is retiring...

The contribution of NSW Health Pathology to medical research: the first 10 years

5th January, 2025

Leading researcher at NSW Health Pathology Prof Emmanuel Favaloro has published an article in the Australian Journal of Medical Science outlining the ...

Welcoming Sabrina to our forensics team

1st October, 2024

University of Western Sydney student and proud Wiradjuri woman Sabrina Cox has begun an internship at our Forensic & Analytical Science Service at...

When in doubt, go to the library

24th May, 2024

Did you know that NSW Health Pathology's Forensic & Analytical Science Service (FASS) has a library and a librarian available to assist with resea...

Investigating the chemicals in herbal medicines

13th March, 2024

A forensic scientist at NSW Health Pathology has been granted funding to investigate the chemical characteristics of psychoactive plants, with the aim...

High-dose MDMA drug warning for NSW

3rd November, 2023

NSW Health is warning the public of multiple high-dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets currently circulating in the state. NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic &...

Challenges of testing urine for drugs of abuse

23rd October, 2023

Testing urine for drugs is a well-accepted scientific process, providing verifiable and reliable results. But testing whether the urine is real and no...