Danyel Tacker

Education:

Undergraduate

• B.S. Cell Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (1999)

Graduate School

• Ph.D Experimental Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB, 2004)

Training:

Fellowship

• Clinical Chemistry, UTMB (2005-6)
• German Exchange Research Fellowship in Partnership with Roche Diagnostics Clinical Trials Division (& UTMB), Penzberg, Germany (2006)

Certification

• Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry (2009)

Research Interests:

• Clinical Chemistry, General
• Antibody Interferences in Immunoassays
• Workflow Assessment/Laboratory Efficiency/Automation
• Performance Improvement & Quality Management Strategies

Selected Publications:

1. To be published May 2012: Tacker, DH. ASCP CheckSample - Immunoassay Interferences.
2. Tacker DH, Topardo J, Mahaffey C, Perrotta P. Absence of semi-automated specimen processing does not preclude implementation of LC-MS/MS analysis for trace analysis: Workflow and cost-benefit analysis in a university hospital setting. 2011 American Association of Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Poster A-141.
3. Tacker DH, Okorodudu AO. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein quantitation. In: Hickman PE & Koerbin G, eds.Methods in Clinical Chemistry: An accessory work to the 5th edition of Kaplan and Pesce's Clinical Chemistry: Theory, analysis, correlation. Pesce Kaplan, 2009.
4. Tacker DH, Okorodudu AO. Transthyretin (Prealbumin). In: Hickman PE & Koerbin G, eds.Methods in Clinical Chemistry: An accessory work to the 5th edition of Kaplan and Pesce's Clinical Chemistry: Theory, analysis, correlation. Pesce Kaplan, 2009.
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