Tracy graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Bioengineering in 2006. From there she went on to graduate school at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and joined the laboratory of Dr. Marsha Rolle where she studied vascular tissue engineering. For her dissertation she developed and characterized a novel, scaffold-free platform technology used to generate vascular tissues. In July of 2012, Tracy joined the McDevitt lab as a postdoctoral fellow.
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Award - 2014
Petit Institute Interdisciplinary Research and Education Above & Beyond Trainee Award - 2013
Koerner Family Fellowship, School of Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 2012
Potvin Award, Biomedical Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 2011
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Associate Member - 2010
Graduate Student Government Travel Award, Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 2010
Innovation Presentation Competition, Second Place, Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 2010
Outstanding Poster Award, NAVBO VMBB Workshop II, Whistler, British Columbia - 2009
Arvid Marietta Anderson Graduate Fellowship, Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 2006