Tracey Woodlief, PhD

Research Instructor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

BS, Biology, 2001

MS, Biology, 2005

PhD, Bioenergetics and Exercise and Sports Science, 2011

Dr. Tracey Woodlief is a faculty member at the Brody School of Medicine in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. She graduated from East Carolina University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, in 2005 with a Master of Science in Biology, and in 2011 with a PhD in Bioenergetics and Exercise and Sports Science. After completing a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and then the Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, she went on to serve as a Clinical Research Scientist within the Global Robotics Institute before returning to East Carolina University to complete her postdoctoral training in cancer biology and toxicology and then transitioning to research faculty. Her research interests include how peroxisomes drive health and disease, especially within the reproductive system and cancer models and following environmental exposures. Additionally, she is actively mentoring two high school students through the Honors Medical program, two doctoral students and numerous other laboratory students.

Dr. Woodlief enjoys spending time with her daughter, traveling the world, and cooking. She also enjoys teaching and being a life-long learner.