I could swap the self-defense for gun training, but at the same time, I've seen a few cases of normal folks undergoing basic self-defense classes, just incase, such as if they live in a more dangerous part of a neighborhood, but at the same time, yeah, I getcha. In regards to the grant, we could presume that the research branch of FAMA was the one she was working for when the accident occurred? Admittedly, when I noted she was put into temporary containment by FAMA, that was at a later stage than the initial research stage of writing. Be easy enough to fix up and smooth out.

That said, regarding the power itself, resistance from the target both actively and passively would be logical. Much like when blood transfusions or new organs are put in, there's a chance of the body rejecting the changes. The same could be applied for any genetic altercation, the body doesn't like being messed with. I'd say something like teeth and hair falling out would be rather extreme, however. The concentration weakness, while vague, is still a reasonable one, given what I noted regarding how easily mutations could occur if one wasn't being careful. However, overall illness, such as cramps, vomiting, aches and pains, could be rather reasonable, especially the more extreme a given shift is. Vomiting is likely to happen regardless though, if she has to remove an ingested DNA subset. That or the foreign DNA is sweated out.

As for the dinosaur, it wasn't from ex nhilo as it might seem, given what me and Junk discussed, the origin point would have just been her modifying a bird until the avian resembled something close enough to her intended purpose. It'd be easy enough to adjust the information in the bio, to account for this. I'd partly wanted to keep things a bit vague for plot reasons.

If there's anything else that I've missed in addressing each of your points regarding concerns or possible changes, do let me know.