Laboratory & Quality Assurance Director

Dr. John Peterson serves as the Laboratory Director and Director of Quality Assurance at DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) and is responsible for all laboratory, technical, and quality-related operations at DDC. With more than 14 years of leadership experience at DDC, Dr. Peterson oversees testing accuracy, data integrity, and compliance with all applicable accreditation standards.

Dr. Peterson holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Wright State University in Dayton, OH. He has personally reviewed and interpreted raw data for more than 450,000 paternity and family relationship cases.  He also leads and supervises DDC’s doctoral-level staff, ensuring expert oversight across high-complexity testing and case evaluations.

From 2007 to 2012, Dr. Peterson served as a Forensic Scientist at the Marion County Forensic Services Agency in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he performed forensic DNA analysis and provided expert witness testimony. He is a trained AABB Assessor and has served on both the AABB Relationship Testing Accreditation Committee and AABB Relationship Testing Standards Committee. Dr. Peterson maintains professional affiliations with the AABB, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), and the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG).