BIO

Dinny is a 2nd year Ph.D. student and is a graduate researcher for the Sayes Group. She earned a B.S. in chemistry and a minor in biology in December 2021. She is currently working on developing therapeutics for agricultural applications utilizing synthesized nanomaterials. 

Publications

1. Stevens D, Kramer AT, Coogan MA, Sayes CM. Developmental effects of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos after exposure to glyphosate and lead mixtures. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2024 Feb 1;271:115886.

2. Ameh T, Gibb M, Stevens D, Pradhan SH, Braswell E, Sayes CM. Silver and copper nanoparticles induce oxidative stress in bacteria and mammalian cells. Nanomaterials. 2022 Jul 14;12(14):2402.

Technical Skills 

• Analytical Chemistry

• Engineered nanomaterial synthesis and characterization

• Transmission Electron Microscopy

• Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

• Bacteria cell culture

Memberships

• American Chemical Society (ACS)

• Texas Society of Microscopy (TSM)

• Baylor Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)

• BU Chapter of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (BU-SETAC)

Awards

• Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Society: Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Feb 2023)

• American Chemical Society: Best Student Presenter (Aug 2022)

Presentations

62nd Annual Society of Toxicology. “Nanoparticle Synthesis and Toxicological Characterization of Distinct Size Populations of Stabilized Zinc Colloids”. Poster. Nashville, TN (Mar 2023)

77th Annual Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Society. “Synthesis and Characterization Techniques to Produce Distinct Size Populations of Polyvinylpyrrolidone Stabilized Zinc Nanoparticles for Insect Inoculation”. Poster. South Padre Island, TX (Feb 2023)

American Chemical Society. “Combinatorial Effects of Glyphosate and Lead Acetate in the Development of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos”. Oral. Chicago, IL (Aug 2022)