Dr. Dev, The Chemist

Devin is a mass spectrometrist by trade and she loves talking about her work. During graduate school, she has been developing a new ionization source for mass spectrometry using cellulose materials for various applications. Check out her first authored publications by clicking on each picture or DOI link below and watch her Open Science presentation on ricin detection, embedded below and linked here. 

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Drug Screening

Functionalized cotton thread is proposed for blood sampling, storage and analysis of illicit and pharmaceutical drugs.
Swiner, D. J.; Jackson, S.; Durisek, G. R.; Walsh, B. K.; Kouatli, Y.; Badu-Tawiah, A. K. Microsampling with Cotton Thread: Storage and Ultra-Sensitive Analysis by Thread Spray Mass Spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta 2019, 1082, 98–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.07.015.​

Ricin Detection 

An alternative, two-tiered approach to identify the presence of ricin by detecting ricinoleic acid and ricinine.
Swiner, D. J.; Durisek, G. R.; Osae, H.; Badu-Tawiah, A. K. A Proof-of-Concept, Two-Tiered Approach for Ricin Detection Using Ambient Mass Spectrometry. RSC Adv. 2020, 10 (29), 17045–17049. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA03317K.

Clinical Use of Mass Spectrometry 

A review highlighting the ways mass spectrometry is being used for clinical analysis.
Swiner, D. J.; Jackson, S.; Burris, B. J.; Badu-Tawiah, A. K. Applications of Mass Spectrometry for Clinical Diagnostics: The Influence of Turnaround Time. Anal. Chem. 2020, 92 (1), 183–202. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04901.

Next Generation Innovator of the Year Award Ceremony 

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Open Science Research Presentation