David Tatum

Dr. Tatum received his B.S. in Chemistry and B.S. in Biochemistry from Virginia Tech in 2009, where he worked for Prof. Gordon Yee on molecule-based magnetism. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at UC Berkeley with Prof. Ken Raymond in 2014, and he has worked for Lumiphore since that time. Dr. Tatum brings his expertise in Eu(III) luminescence and coordination chemistry to Lumiphore, culminating in the development of a new macrocyclic bifunctional chelator, Lumi804, which has unprecedented stability with radiometal ions of interest (e.g. Zr-89, Lu-177, and Th-227). The new chelator also forms a very bright and stable Eu(III) photoluminescent dye, making Lumiphore the proprietary owner of a best-in-class Eu(III) photoluminescent dye.