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Owatha L. "Tootie" Tatum, Ph.D., CLSp(MB), MP(ASCP)

Associate Professor and Assistant Program Director

EDUCATION

RESEARCH

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

O.L. Tatum. 2009. "Molecular Diagnostics."  In: A Concise Review of Clinical Laboratory Science. (Joel Hubbard, et al.), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD.

K. Andrews and O.L. Tatum. 2008. Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening: Making the Right Choice for Patients and for the Laboratory. J. Assoc. Genet. Tech. 34(4)

E. Cardenas andO.L. Tatum. 2008. von Willebrand Disease: Elucidating the Clinical Picture Through the Use of Molecular Methods. Lab Medicine. 39(12)6-11.

K. Stephenson and O. L. Tatum. 2008. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Implementation of Molecular Tests in the Clinical Laboratory. Lab Medicine. 39(4) 240-245.

Tatum, T. Training Graduate Students in the Genomic Age: The Challenges of Molecular Diagnostic Pathology. Texas Association of Clinical Laboratory Science Annual Meeting, Austin, TX April 2-5, 2008

Chwan-Li Shen, Kathryn K. McMahon, Jodie Peterson, Owatha L. Tatum, Dale M.  Dunn. 2008. Effect of long-chain n-3 PUFA on inflammation mediators during osteoblastogenesis. J. Medicinal Food. J. Med. Food. 11(1) 105-110.

S. Roper and O.L. Tatum. 2008. Clinical Aspects of DNA-Based Human Identity Testing. J. Forensic Nurs. 4(4)

O. L. Tatum. DNA-Based Human Identification" as a CEU activity to medical technologists and physicians nationwide. TTUHSC HealthNet Programs. 2008.

Ravirala RS, Barabote RD, Wheeler DM, Reverchon S, Tatum O, Malouf J, Liu H, Pritchard L, Hedley PE, Birch PR, Toth IK, Payton P, San Francisco MJ. 2007. Efflux pump gene expression in Erwinia chrysanthemi is induced by exposure to phenolic acids.Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 20(3):313- 20.

Swackhammer, R. and O. L. Tatum. 2007. Survey of Candidate Genes for Autism Susceptibility. J. Assoc. Genet. Tech. 33:8-16.

O.L. Tatum. "Update: Introduction to Molecular Diagnostic Technology" as a CEU activity to medical technologists and physicians nationwide. TTUHSC HealthNet Programs. 2007.

T. Tatum, and Hendrix, E. 2006. Training Technologists for the Genomic Age. Clin Lab Sci. 19(3):148-152.

O. L. Tatum. TTUHSC School of Nursing “DNA Forensics in Nursing” workshop keynote speaker, May 6, 2006.

O.L. Tatum. “Human Identification by STR Typing” as a 2-part CEU activity to medical technologists nationwide. (reference: TTUHSC HealthNet Program # 10605 and 10705). 2006.

O.L. Tatum. "Introduction to Molecular Diagnostic Technology” as a CEU activity to medical technologists and physicians nationwide. (reference: TTUHSC HealthNet Program # 10205). 2006.

International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. 2004. Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome. Nature  431:931-945. (Full author list appears in supplementary information at http://www.nature.com/nature .)

Wilkinson, J.A., Drewes, L. and O.L. Tatum. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Rhacophoridae with an emphasis on the Asian and African genera. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2002 Aug; 24(2): 265-73.

International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. 2001. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature 409:860-921. (Full author list at: http://www.adenine.dmb.med.keio.ac.jp/seqpub/fullauhor.html)

Longmire, J.L., Roach, J.L., Maltbie, M., White, P.S., Tatum, O.L., Makova, K.D., and D.C. Hahn. 2001. Tetranucleotide microsatellite markers for the brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater. J. Avian Biol. 32(1):76-78.

Wang, Z., White, P.S., Petrovic, M., Tatum, O.L., Newman, L.S., Maier, L.A., and B.L. Marrone. 1999. Differential susceptibilities to chronic beryllium disease contributed by different Glu-69 HLA-DPB1 and –DPA1 alleles. J. Immun. 163:1647-1653.

White, P.S., Tatum, O.L., Deaven, L.L. and J.L. Longmire. 1999. New polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellites from the Y chromosome. Genomics. 57:433-437.

White, P.S., O.L. Tatum and L.D. Densmore. 1998. Mitochondrial DNA. In A.R. Hoelzel (ed.), Molecular Genetic Analysis of Populations: A Practical Approach. IRL Press, Oxford.

ABSTRACTS

Shen CL, Yeh JK, Stoecker BJ, Samathanam C, Graham S, Dunn DM, Tatum O, Dagda R, Chyu M-C, Liu X, Tubb C, Wang X, Wang JS.  Green tea polyphenols protects bone microarchitecture in female rats with chronic inflammation-induced bone loss.  Annual Meeting of American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, September 2008.  JBMR 23:s458, 2008.

Owatha L. Tatum. Training Graduate Students in the Genomic Age: The  

Challenges of Molecular Diagnostic Pathology. American College of Medical

Genetics Annual Meeting, 2008. Phoenix, AZ March 11-16, 2008.

Lori Rice-Spearman, Ericka Hendrix, and Tootie Tatum. Designing a 21st Century Molecular Pathology Degree Program. Clinical Laboratory Educator's Conference. Annual Meeting. Savannah, GA 2008.

Chwan-Li Shen, James K. Yeh, Tootie Tatum, Jia-Sheng Wang. Green Tea Polyphenols Protect Bone Microarchitecture in Female Rats. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Annual Meeting. 2008.

Kathryn McMahon, Chwan-Li Shen, Brooke Stewart, Jodie Peterson and Tootie Tatum. Effect of long-chain n-3 PUFA on inflammation during osteoblastogenesis. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Annual Meeting. 2006.

Tootie Tatum. "The Use of DNA-Based Technologies in the Courtroom." Lubbock Family Law Association. 2003.

Owatha L. Tatum, Mira Dimitrijevic-Bussod, Viviana S. Balzaretti-Maggi and Donna M. Gadbois. The Cell Environment and the Cell Cycle Response to Ionizing Radiation. Bioscience Division Review - Los Alamos National Laboratory, May 31, 2001

Lynne Goodwin, Owatha Tatum, Olga Chertkov, Judith Cohn and P. Scott White. Development and Evaluation of a PCR-Based Sequencing Routine for Uses on the ABI 3700 Capillary Machine. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VIII, Santa Fe, NM, February 27-March 2, 2000

Owatha L. Tatum, Andrew W. Womack, Mark O. Mundt and Norman A. Doggett. Contamination of BAC Clones by E. coli IS186 Insertion Elements. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VIII, Santa Fe, NM, February 27-March 2, 2000

Tatum, O.L., White, P.S. JGI-LANL Sequencing cost reduction and quality improvements: R&D results. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VII, Oakland, CA, 1999

Bussod, M., N. Doggett, J. Fawcett, D. Ricke, K. Watson, O.L. tatum, P.S. White, and M. Mundt. Sequence validation and quality assessment at the Joint Genome Institute. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VII, Oakland, CA, 1999

Torney, D.C., J.L. Longmire, D.C. Bruce, J. Fawcett, M. Cambell, J. Tesmer, M. Maltbie, B. Taggett, T. Tatum, P. Jewett, J. Meyne, N. Laenhert, Y. Valdez, S. Bailey, A. Schliep1, L.L. Deaven, and N.A Doggett. One Tier Pooling of a Total Genomic BAC Library. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VII, Oakland, CA, 1999

White, P.S., H. Chi ,L.L. Deaven, E. Saunders, O.L. Tatum, R.K. Moyzis. Finished sequence of 7q telomere region: features, validation and polymorphism detection. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VI, Santa Fe, NM, 1997

Chi, H-C, E.H. Saunders, J.M. Buckingham, D.O. Ricke, A.C. Munk, R. Lobb, S. Y-J. Ueng, M.O. Mundt, P.S. White, O.L. Tatum, and R.K. Moyzis. 7q telomere: complete sequencing . Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VI, Santa Fe, NM, 1997

White, P.S., O.L. Tatum, L.L. Deaven, J.L. Longmire. New male-specific, polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellites from the human Y chromosome. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VI, Santa Fe, NM, 1997

White, P.S., O.L. Tatum, L.L. Deaven, J.L. Longmire. New male-specific, polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellites from the human Y chromosome. Human Evolution Meeting, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory, Cold Springs HArbor, NY, 1997

White, P.S, O.L. Tatum, L.L. Deaven, J.L. Longmire. New male-specific, polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellites from the human Y chromosome. American Society of Human Genetics 47th Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD, 1997

White, P.S., O.L. Tatum, M. Petrovic, Z. Wang, B. Marrone. HLA genotype analysis of chronic beryllium disease sensitivity. Department of Energy Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VI, Santa Fe, NM, 1997