Education Background

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Fellow
Doctorate of Philosophy, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
Concentration: Molecular and Mechanistic Toxicology
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, Spring 2008 - Present

Master of Science, Environmental Science
Concentration: Ecology
Thesis:  Assessment of Fluorinated Chemicals (FCs) on Developmental Toxicity in Embryonic Zebrafish
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, March 2008

Bachelor of Science, General Science
Major: Pre-pharmacy Minor: Chemistry
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, June 2006

Contact Information

Lisa.Truong@science.oregonstate.edu

Research Interest/Focus

My current research focus is to help the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology to provide ensure application is safe from the environmental and human health persepctive. The nanomaterials that I have chosen to focus on are a suite of gold nanoparticles that are being developed for biomedical use and my focus is to determine structure activity relationship amongst the nanoparticles.          

Publications

Tanguay, R.L., and Truong, L. 2011. Optimizing in vivo assessment of nano/bio interactions to guide safer material design. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1317: 1-5.

Truong, L., Moody, I.S., Stankus, D.P., Nason, J.A., Lonergan, M.C., and Tanguay, R.L. 2010. Differential stability of lead sulfide nanoparticles influences biological responses in embryonic zebrafish. Archives of Toxicology 85(7): 787-798. PMID: 21140132. PMCID: 3148102.

Buck, J.C., Truong, L., and Blaustein, A.R. 2011. Predation by zooplankton on Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: biological control of the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus? Biology and Conservation 20: 3549-3553.

Truong, L., Saili, K.S., Miller, J.M., Hutchison, J., and Tanguay, R.L. 2011. Persistent adult zebrafish behavioral deficits results from acute embryonic exposure to gold nanoparticles. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 155(2): 269-274. PMID: 21946249

Truong, L., Zaikova, T., Richman, E., Hutchison, J. and Tanguay, R.L. 2011. Media ionic strength impacts embryonic responses to engineered nanoparticle exposure. Nanotoxicology. In Press. PMID: 21809903.

Truong, L., Tilton, S., Zaikova, T., Waters, K. , Hutchison, J. and Tanguay, R.L. 2012. Surface charge of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) influences biological responses. Nanotoxicology. In Press. PMID: 22263968.

Mandrell, D., Truong, L., Jephson, C., Sarker, M.R., Moore, A., Lang, C., Simonich, M.T. and Tanguay, R.L. 2012. Automated zebrafish chorion removal and single embryo placement: Optimizing throughput of zebrafish developmental toxicity screens. Journal of Laboratory Automation.In Press.

Chen, J., Huang, C., Truong, L., La du, J., Lin, K., Tanguay, R.L, and Dong, Q. 2012. Early life stage trimethyltin chloride exposure disrupts embryonic development. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Submitted.

Sengupta, S., Mathew, L.K., Truong, L., de Jong, E., Piersma, A.H., LaDu, J. and Tanguay, R.L. 2012. Induction of cripto-1 by glucocorticoid receptor activation inhibits zebrafish fin tissue regeneration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. Submitted.

Thielemans, W., Truong, L., Eyley, S., and Tanguay R.L. 2012. Are cellulose nanoparticles toxic? Science – Brief Communication. Submitted.

Honors/Awards

Society of Toxicology. Pacific Northwest Association of Toxicologist Conference, Corvallis OR. Platform Presentation Award (3rd Place) (2010)

NIEHS Predoctoral Fellow (Aug 2010 - Present)

W.M. Keck Foundation Predoctoral Fellow (March 2008 - June 2010)

Book Chapters

Truong, L., Harper, S.L., and Tanguay, R.L. 2011. Evaluation of embryotoxicity using the zebrafish model. Methods Mol Biol. Editor Jean-Charles Gautier. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. p.691:271-9. PMID: 20972759. PMCID: 3148099.

Truong, L., Saili, K., and Tanguay, R.L. 2011. Fishing to design inherently safer nanoparticles. Zebrafish: Methods for Assessing Drug Safety and Toxicity. In Press.

Kim, K., Truong, L., and Tanguay, R.L. 2011. Importance of toxicology in green chemistry for safer produce development: Integrating zebrafish toxicity and green nanoscience. Green Chemistry. Submitted.