Wayne Duer, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chief Forensic Toxicologist

Hillsborough County Medical Examiners Office
401 S. Morgan Street
Tampa, FL 33624
Phone: (813) 272-5342

Wayne Duer

Year Appointed: 1994
Qualifications: Ph.D.

Expertise/Research Interests:

Expertise:
- Forensic Toxicology
- Forensic Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Data Analysis

Other Expertise:
Have taught General, Physical, Organic, Analytical and Biochemistry classes at the College Level. Medico-Legal interpretations of Doping of Racing Horses and Greyhounds

Research Interests:
- Methods development for Analytical Toxicology
- Distribution of Drugs and Metabolites
- Statistical Interpretation of Analytical Data
- Presentation of Forensic Interpretations in Medico-Legal Proceedings.

Memberships:
- Society of Forensic Toxicologists
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Mathematical Association of America
- Florida Association of Medical Examiners
- International Association for Identification

Previuos Posisitons:
State of Florida, 1986 - 1993
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Forensic Toxicologist and Chemist

Southern College (part time 1988)
Orlando Campus
Professor of Biochemistry

Columbia College (part time 1987)
Orlando Campus
Instructor of Physical Science

State of Florida, 1977 - 1986
Florida Department of Business Regulation
Forensic Veterinary Toxicologist and Laboratory Director

University of Miami, 1974 - 1976
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Scientist and Assistant Laboratory Manager

University of Guelph, 1973 - 1974
Department of Chemistry
Research Associate

University of Florida, 1970 - 1973
Department of Analytical Chemistry
Interim Visiting Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry

University of Missouri-Rolla, 1966 - 1970
Department of Chemistry
Instructor in General, Organic and Physical Chemistry

Publications:

1. W.C.Duer, John de Kanel and T.D. Hall. A necessary condition for drug identification. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Control of Equine Medication, Lexington, Kentucky. Also, as a personal communication to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Microgram, Vol. XIII, No. 2, pp. 23 - 29,1980.

2. W.C.Duer, C. J. Kitchen, R. Von Lindern, D. C. Yaworsky, C. Boden, and K. Moore, Comparison of Ordinary and Generalized Least-Squares Straight Line Calibrations for GC/MS, HPLC, GC and Enzymatic assay. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Vol.3, pp.193-194,1997.

3. J.V. Martin, W.C.Duer, and K. McDonald, Effect of Site and Technique on the Comparison of Cocaine Concentrations. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Vol.6, pp.184-185, 2000.

4. J.V. Martin and W.C.Duer, Case Report of Death Due to Ingestion of 1,4-Butanediol. Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Vol.7, p.204, 2001.

5. W.C.Duer, K.L.Byers, and J.V. Martin, Application of a Convenient Extraction Procedure to Analyze GHB for Fatalities involving Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, Gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-Butanediol. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Vol.25, October 2001.

6. W.C.Duer, D.J.Spitz, and S.McFarland, Relationships Between Concentrations of Cocaine Hydrolysates in Peripheral Blood, Heart Blood, Vitreous Humor and Urine. Journal of Forensic Sciences, volume 51, number 2, pages 421-425,2006.