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Richard T. Tulley
Professor, Human Nutrition and Food

Coordinator, Biotechnology Education for Students and Teachers (BEST) Program
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
201 Knapp Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225 -578-7879
Fax: 225-578-2478
Email: rtulley@agcenter.lsu.edu


Research Interests:
Clinical Diagnosis, Analytical Method Development, Glycemic Index Testing, Resistant Starch, homocysteine and cardiovascular disease, vitamins, trace elements.

 

Selected Publications:
Tulley, R.T. and H.P. Lehmann. Method for the simultaneous determination of cadmium and zinc in whole blood by atomic absorption spectrophotometry and measurement in normotensive and hypertensive humans. Clin Chem Acta 122:189-202, 1982.


Tulley, R.T. and H.P. Lehmann. The determination of selenium in whole blood by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Clin Chem 28:1448-1450, 1982.


Friedl, K.E., L.J. Marchitelli, D.E. Sherman and R. Tulley. Nutritional assessment of cadets at the US military academy: part 1. Anthropometric & biochemical measures. Technical Report T4-91, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 1991.


King, N., S.H. Mutter, D.E. Roberts, E.W. Askew, A.J. Young, T.E. Jones, M.Z. Mays, M.R. Sutherland, J.P. DeLany, B.E. Chema and R.T. Tulley. Nutrition and hydration status of soldiers consuming the 18-man arctic tray pack ration module with either the meal, ready-to-eat or the long life ration packet during a cold weather field training exercise. Technical Report T4-92, US Army Research Institute of Envioronmental Medicine, 1992.


Moore, R.J., K.E. Friedl, R.T. Tulley and E.W. Askew. Maintenance of iron status in healthy men during an extended period of stress and physical activity.

Am J Clin Nutr 58: 923-927, 1993.


Moore, R.J., K.E. Friedl, T.R. Kramer, L.E. Martinez-Lopez, R.W. Hoyt, R.T. Tulley, J.P. DeLany, E.W. Askew and J.A. Vogel. Changes in soldier nutritional status & immune function during the ranger training course. Technical Report T13-92, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 1992.


Thomas, C.D., K.E. Friedl, M.Z. Mays, S.H. Mutter, R.J. Moore, D.A. Jezior, C.J. Baker-Fulco, L.J. Marchitelli, R.T. Tulley and E.W. Askew. Nutrient intakes and nutritional status of soldiers consuming the meal, ready-to eat (MRE XII) during a 30-day field training exercise. Technical Report T95-6, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 1994.


Tulley, R. How to organize and conduct continuing education workshops and seminars. Medical Laboratory Observer, 29: 54-7, 1997.


Lovejoy J.C., S.R. Smith, G.A. Bray, J. P. DeLany, J.C. Rood, D. Gouvier, M. Windhauser, D.H. Ryan, R. Macchiavelli and R. Tulley. A paradigm of experimentally-induced mild hyperthyroidism: Effects on nitrogen balance, body composition, and energy expenditure in healthy young men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 82: 765-770, 1997.


Lovejoy, J.C., S.R. Smith, G.A. Bray, J.D. Veldhuis, J.C.Rood, and R. Tulley. Effects of experimentally-induced mild hyperthyroidism on the secretion of growth hormone and insulin and on sex steroid levels in healthy young men. Metabolism, 46: 1424-1428, 1997.


Hwang, D.H., P.S. Chanmugam, D.H. Ryan, M.D. Boudreau, M.M. Windhauser, R.T. Tulley, E.R. Brooks, and G.A. Bray. Does vegetable oil attenuate the beneficial effects of fish oil in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease? Am J Clin Nutr 66: 89-96, 1997.


Asztalos, B.F., M. Lefevre, T.A. Foster, R. Tulley, M. Windhauser, L. Wong and P.S. Roheim. Normolipidemic subjects with low HDL cholesterol levels have altered HDL subpopulations. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 17: 1885-93, 1997.


Cline, A.D., J.F. Patton, W.J. Tharion, S.R. Strowman, C.M. Champagne, J. Arsenault, J.P. Warber, C. Baker-Fulco, J. Rood, R. T. Tulley and H.R. Lieberman. Assessment of the relationship between iron status, dietary intake, performance, and mood state of female army officers in a basic training population. Technical Report, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 1997.


Truett, G.E., J.A. Walker, J.B. Wilson, S.M. Redmann, Jr., R.T. Tulley, G.R. Eckardt, G. Plastow and M. Lefevre. ELISA detection of restriction site polymorphisms in the pig ryanodine receptor locus. Mamm Genome 9: 629-32, 1998.


Tulley, R.T. A principle-focused approach to lab management. Med Lab Observer, 30: 46-49, 1998.


Wilson J. and R. Tulley. The role of homocysteine in vascular disease. Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory 8: 14-15, 1999.


Karge W. III, J. DeLuca, L Marchitelli, C. Champagne, R. Tulley, J. Rood, M.A. Paulos and H. Lieberman. Pilot study on the effect of hyperimmune egg protein on elevated cholesterol levels and cardiovascular risk factors. J Med Food 2: 51-63, 1999.


Rood, J.C., J.C. Lovejoy and R.T. Tulley. Comparison of a radioimmunoassay with a microparticle enzyme immunoassay of insulin for use with the minimal model method of determining whole-body insulin sensitivity. Diabetes Tech Therapeut, 1: 463-468, 1999.


Asztalos B, M Lefevre, L Wong, TA Foster, R Tulley, M Windhauser, W Zhang, and PS Roheim. Differential response to low-fat diet between low and normal HDL-cholesterol subjects. J Lipid Res, 141:321-8, 2000


Cline A.D., W.J. Therion, R.T. Tulley, N. Hotson, and H. Lieberman. Influence of a carbohydrate drink on nutritional status, body composition and mood during desert training. Aviat Space Environ Med, 71: 37-44, 2000.


Allen, J.D., J.B. Wilson, R.T. Tulley, M. Lefevre and M. Welsch. Influence of age and normal plasma fibrinogen levels on flow mediated dilation in healthy adults. Am J Cardiol 86: 703-5, 2000.


Tulley, R., F. J. Ramezanzadeh, J. Rood, M.B. Lamb, C. Champagne, S. Redmann, R. Patrick, N. Kinler and C.T. Raby. Analysis of the nutritional content of mycocastor coypus. J Food Comp Anal 13: 117-125, 2000.


Tulley, R.T. The Nutrition/Cancer Correlation. Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory, 10: 78-82, 2001.


Tulley, R.T. Water soluble vitamins. Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory, 2002; 11(2): 20.


Tulley, R.T. Testing for water soluble vitamins. Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory, 2002; 11(4): 24.


Tulley, R.T. Testing for Nutritional Deficiency. Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory, 2002; 16(4): 19-20.


Lieberman HR, W.J. Tharion, B. Shukitt-Hale, K.L. Speckman, and R. Tulley. Effects of caffeine, sleep loss, and stress on cognitive performance and mood during U.S. Navy SEAL training. Psychopharmacol, 2002; 164: 250-61.


Smith, S.R., J.C. Lovejoy, J. Rood, M. Most, P.J. Wickersham, J. Volaufova, D. Ryan, R. Tulley, and G. Bray. Effects of triiodothyronine on bone metabolism in healthy ambulatory men. Thyroid, 2003; 13: 357-64.


Tulley, R.T., J. Vaidyanathan, J.B. Wilson, J.C. Rood, J.C. Lovejoy, M.M. Most, J. Volaufova, J.C. Peters, and G.A. Bray. Daily Intake of Multivitamins during Long-Term Intake of Olestra in Men Prevents Declines in Serum Vitamins A and E but Not Carotenoids. J Nutr, 2005; 135: 1456-1461.


Most, M.M., R Tulley, S Morales, and M Lefevre. Rice bran oil, not fiber, lowers cholesterol in humans. Am J Clin Nutr, 2005; 81: 64-8.


Lefevre, M., C. Champagne, R.T. Tulley, J.C. Rood, and M.M. Most. Individual variability in cardiovascular disease risk factor responses to low-fat and low- saturated-fat diets in men: body mass index, adiposity, and insulin resistance predict changes in LDL-cholesterol. Am J Clin Nutr, 2005; 82: 957-963, 2005.


Keenan, M.J., J. Zhou, K.L. McCutcheon, A.M. Raggio, H.G. Bateman, E. Todd, C.K. Jones, R.T. Tulley, S. Melton, R.J. Martin, and M. Hegsted. Effects of resistant starch, a non-digestible fermentable fiber, on reducing body fat. Obes 2006; 14: 1523-34.


Wilson, J.B., M. Welsch, J. Allen, J. Thomson, R. Tulley, and M. Lefevre. The association of homocysteine and related factors to brachial artery diameter and flow-mediated dilation. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental: 2007; 56: 641-8.


Richard T. Tulley, Marko J. Appel, Tanya G. Enos, Maren Hegsted, Kathleen L. McCutcheon, Anne M. Raggio, Jun Zhou, R. Jeffcoat, Anne Burkett, Roy J. Martin, and Michael J. Keenan. Determination of metabolizable energy of high amylose cornstarch RS2 in rats using in vitro and in vivo methods. In preparation, 2008.


Chapters and Reviews
Waters, W.F., R. A. Magill, M. Hurry, G.A. Bray, S. Smith, R. Tulley, T. Anderson, and D.H. Ryan. Drug and nutrient Effects on attention and cognitive performance during forty-hour sleep deprivation. Countermeasures for Battlefield Stressors, Pennington Center Nutrition Series, Volume 10, Ed. K. Friedl, H. Lieberman, D.H. Ryan, and G.A. Bray. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, pp 290-305, 1999.


Wilson, J.B. and R.T. Tulley. The role of homocysteine and B Vitamins in cardiovascular disease, internet computer continuing education program, American Society of Clinical laboratory Scientists, http://www.virtualfactory.com/PVOL/presintro.htm, 1999.


Inventions and Patents
Tulley, Richard T., Method for the analysis of vitamin C. United States Patent #5,441,872, Aug. 15, 1995.


Teaching:
Clinical Chemistry course lectures-Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital Medical Technology program; Our Lady of the Lake College Clinical laboratory Science program.

 

BEST Summer program lectures on biotechnology, LSU AgCenter.

 

Animal Science 4050 (Agricultural Biotechnology), LSU.

 

Guest Lectures, LSU: Molecular Diagnosis, Omics, History of Biotechnology, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Homocysteine and Heart Disease, Metabolism, and Omics and Homocysteine.

 

Guest Lectures, Southern University AP4 program: Nutritional testing.

 

Human Ecology 2010 (Nutrition and Health), LSU: Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008.


Invited Speaker at Major Conferences and Symposia

“Method Evaluation” - Teleconference conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, November 1988.

 

“Nutritional Value of Myocaster coypus” - Databank Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 1996.

 

“A People and Principle Centered Approach to Lab Management” - Workshop, American Association for Clinical Chemistry National Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, July 1997.

 

“Organizing Joint Meetings” - Division and Section Workshop, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, San Francisco, CA, January 1998.

 

“The ABCs of Vitamin C: Analysis and Biochemical Correlations” – jointly sponsored meeting of the Texas section and Pediatric and Nutrition Divisions, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Austin, TX, April, 1999.

 

“The Relationship of Homocysteine and B Vitamins to Cardiovascular Disease”. Scientific Session. American Society of Clinical laboratory Scientists, New Orleans, July 30, 1999.

 

“Nutrition”, Professional Practice in Clinical Chemistry: A Review, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Alexandria, VA, April 2001.

 

“Water Soluble Vitamins”, EDUTRAK speaker, annual meeting, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Chicago, IL, July 2001.

 

“Homocysteine and Vascular Disease”, teleconference conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, April 2003.

 

“Molecular Diagnostics”, Baton Rouge Society of Medical Technology, Baton Rouge, LA, October, 2004.

 

“The Obesity Pandemic: The Role of the Clinical Laboratory”, Symposium Organizer and Chair, AACC, San Diego, CA, 2007.


Honors and Awards:

Certificate of Recognition for participation in the interlaboratory validation of AOAC Official Method 994.19 for Total Nitrogen in Urine, Winner of 1995 Collaborative Study of the Year Award, AOAC International.

 

Honorable Mention Winner, 1997 Article Contest, Medical Laboratory Observer for “Taking the Lead in Organizing and Conducting Continuing Education Workshops and Seminars.”

 

First Place Winner, 1998 Article Contest, Medical Laboratory Observer for “A Principle-Focused Approach to Lab Management.”

 

Recipient of Garry-Labbe’ Award for outstanding contributions in advancing nutrition chemistry, Nutrition Division, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2004.

 

Recipient of one of three Presidential Citations for service to the Southeast Section and Nutrition Division, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2008.


Professional Activities:
Clinical Chemistry Certification-American Board of Clinical Chemistry, Certificate No. 717, 1983-present. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Nutrition Division, ACCENT Continuing Education Officer, 1998-present.

 

American Association for Clinical Chemistry, member, 1976-present; member of Annual Meeting Organizing Committee, Roundtables Coordinator, 1991.

 

American Association for Clinical Chemistry Nutrition Division, Nominating Committee; Chair Elect; Chair; Past Chair; Treasurer.

 

American Association for Clinical Chemistry Southeast Section, Secretary/Treasurer

 

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Certification as a clinical laboratory scientist-specialist, 1996-present; Certificate No. S00277.

 

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Louisiana state Governor appointed member, Clinical Laboratory Personnel Committee, 2002-present.

 

Louisiana Folic Acid Council, member, 2005-6.

 

Selected Grants and Contracts:
The Nutrition Assessment, Analytical and Demonstration Laboratory in the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. (The laboratory group leaders: Dr. Rosalie Bivin, Dr. Roy Martin, Dr. Ellen Murphy, Dr. Maren Hegsted, Dr. Michael Keenan, Dr. Heli Roy, Dr. Carol O’Neil, Dr. Richard Tulley, Dr. Georgianna Tuuri, Dr. Sheri Melton, Ms. Anne Francis, Ms. Kathleen McCutcheon), $175,000 from LSU System.

 

Development of High-Amylose Rice Varieties, Louisiana Rice Research Board, 2003-04, $10,000, Joan King, Jim Oard, Maren Hegsted, and Richard Tulley.

 

Screening of Rice for the Creation of Low Glycemic Index Rice Varieties, LSU AgCenter Functional Food Grant Program, $6,496, Richard Tulley, Joan King, James Oard and Maren Hegsted, 5/1/04-4/30/05.

 

The Mechanism for Reduced Energy (ME) Intake when Hi-Maize® Cornstarch is Used to Dilute Dietary ME: Fermentation or Specific Fermentation Products? Michael Keenan, Maren Hegsted, Jun Zhou, H. Gale Bateman, Richard Tulley and Larry Lomax. LSU AgCenter Functional Food Grant Program, $10,000, 5/1/04-4/30/05.

 

Establishment of a Biotechnology Teaching Laboratory for the Biotechnology Education for Students and Teachers (BEST) Program at the LSU AgCenter, Richard Tulley, Louisiana State Board of Regents, $45,000, 6/1/06-5/31/07.

 

Validation of Candidate DNA Markers and Improvement of a Chemical Assay for the Prediction of Glycemic Index in Rice and the Development of Low Glycemic Index Rice, LSU AgCenter Functional Foods Grant, Richard Tulley, James Oard, and Joan King, $50,0000, 6/1/06-5/31/07.

 

LSU AgCenter Sweetpotato Cluster Working Group Grant Proposal, LSU AgCenter Functional Foods Grant, Richard Tulley, Dave Picha, and Don LaBonte, $8000, 6/10/06-6/9/07.

 

Keenan MJ, Martin RJ, et al & Tulley RT. National Starch and Chemical Company, $48,772, 7/1/2007-6/30/2008.

 

 

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