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Michelle A. Wood-Trageser, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Translational Pathology

Office of Collaborative Pathology

As a leader in the Office of Collaborative Pathology, Dr. Wood-Trageser helps with protocol and budget development as well as onboarding logistics for industry sponsored projects. For more information with collaborating with us please visit - https://www.path.pitt.edu/centers/office-collaborative-pathology

Clinical IHC Laboratory

As a member of the Histology Clinical Test Development Laboratory and Clinical IHC Teams, she provides guidance on testing for, and/or development of new IHC and ISH assays into the clinical workflow. She also maintains the IHC and ISH portions of the UPMC Clinical Laboratory Building Histology Lab Website at: UPMC Histology.

Teaching

Within the Cell and Molecular Pathology Graduate program, Dr. Wood-Trageser serves as a co-director for the Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Course. She also lectures on topics related to histology in other courses throughout the School of Medicine.

Education & Training
BS - Elizabethtown College, 2004
PhD - University of Pittsburgh, 2009
Post-doctoral Training – University of Michigan (2009-2012), University of Pittsburgh (2012-2016)
Awards
Dorothy Lyet Research Endowment, Summer Research Stipend, Elizabethtown College, 2002, 2003
Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honors Society, Elizabethtown College, 2003 - 2004
Distinguished Student Award, Elizabethtown College, 2003, 2004
Stephen L. Phillips Scientific Achievement Award, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 2008
Gary Betty Scholar, University of Michigan, 2009
Trainee Day Travel Award, Endocrine Society, 2009
Outstanding Abstract Award, Endocrine Society, 2011
Lalor Foundation Travel Fellow, Society for the Study of Reproduction, 2014
Cornelia Post Channing New Investigator Award, Society for the Study of Reproduction, 2014
Dr. Paul M. Rike Fellowship Award, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
Research Interests

Dr. Wood-Trageser’s research interests revolve around using traditional histopathological approaches in conjunction with multiplex immunohistochemistry and digital analysis of images to enhance understanding of disease processes within the tissue. In collaboration with Dr. Aatur Singhi, our most recent focus has been on the understanding of subclasses of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Representative Publications

View Dr. Wood-Trageser's publications on PubMed.