Russell Tracy
Russell Peter Tracy is an American epidemiological scientist and pathologist. He is a University Distinguished Professor of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine and Biochemistry at the Robert Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont. Early life and education Tracy is a native of The Bronx, New York, US. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from LeMoyne College in 1971. During his undergraduate degree, he dropped a genetics course and took a week off from classes in order to focus on the French philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Upon graduating, Tracy considered joining the United States Navy but worked jobs selling Oriental rugs and tending bars before seeing an advertisement for graduate biochemistry work at Syracuse University. From 1978 to 1983, Tracy served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Mayo Clinic where he evaluated the usefulness of high-resolution two-dimensional gel electrophoresis in clinical chemistry. As a result, he received the 1984 AACC Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator. By the mid-1980s, Tracy began work in cardiovascular clinical trials but eventually focused on epidemiological science. Career Following his fellowship, Tracy accepted a professorship opportunity at the Robert Larner College of Medicine (UVM) in 1984. In late 1980s, Tracy