Russell P. Tracy, PhD

Education:

Doctorate
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Training:

Residency

Fellowship

Specialty:

Specialty
Cardiology
Professional Societies
American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
American Diabetes Association

Certifications:

Academic Appointments:

Senior Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs

Professor of Pathology and Biochemistry

Biography:

Dr Tracy is currently Professor of Pathology and Biochemistry and Senior Associate Dean of Research & Academic Affairs at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA. Dr Tracy has published over 240 scientific publications and 155 abstracts/presentations. He is currently involved in a number of molecular epidemiological studies including the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study), Strong Heart Study (Cardiovascular Disease in Native Americans), CARDIA Study (Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Young Adults), IRAS (Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis Study), Health ABC (Health and Body Composition in the Elderly), and MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). He is a member of many national and international societies and serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals including Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis.

Major Research Interests:

Dr. Tracy’s research interests include the interrelationships of coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammation, and their roles in the etiology of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease; cardiovascular disease risk prediction; murine models of atherosclerosis; and chronic diseases of old age.

Recent Grant Support

Grant Title: Cardiovascular Health Study – Central Blood Analysis Laboratory
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
PI: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.

Grant Title: Special laboratory Center – Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
PI: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.

Grant Title: Familial Aggregation & Natural History of Sleep Apnea
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Susan Redline (PI)

Grant Title: Genetics of Coronary and Aortic Calcification (GENCAC)
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Eckfeldt (PI)

Grant Title: Azithromycin and Coronary Events Study
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Grayston (PI)

Grant Title: Behavioral and Immunological Factors in Coronary Disease
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Kop (PI)

Grant Title: ACE Inhibition and Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Pahor (PI)

Grant Title: Inflammation, Procoagulation, & Plaque Vulnerability
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Burton Sobel (PI)

Grant Title: MESA Family Study: Laboratory Center
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Jerome Rotter (PI)

Grant Title: Molecular Epidemiology of MI and Stroke in Older Adults
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Co-Investigator: Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D.; Dr. Alex Reiner (PI)

Publications:

Representative Publications From a Total of 322

Huber SA, Sakkinen P, Rincon M, Hardin N, Tracy RP. Interleukin-6 exacerbates early atherosclerosis in mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 19:2364-67, 1999.

Huber SA, Sakkinen P, David C, Newell MK, Tracy RP. T helper cell phenotype regulates atherosclerosis in mice under conditions of mild hypercholesterolemia. Circulation 103:2610-2616, 2001.

Jenny NS, Tracy RP, Ogg MS, Luong LA, Kuller LH, Arnold AM, Sharrett AR, Humphries SE. In the Elderly, Interleukin-6 Plasma Levels and the -174G>C Polymorphism are Associated with the Development of Cardiovascular Disease. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 22:2066-2071, 2002.

Pearson TA, Mensah GA, Alexander RW, Anderson JL, Cannon RO, 3rd, Criqui M, Fadl YY, Fortmann SP, Hong Y, Myers GL, Rifai N, Smith SC, Jr., Taubert K, Tracy RP, Vinicor F. Markers of inflammation and cardiovascular disease: application to clinical and public health practice: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association. Circulation 107: 499-511, 2003.

Crainich P, Jenny NS, Tang Z, Arnold AM, Kuller LH, Manolio T, Sharrett AR, Tracy RP. Lack of Association of the Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 4G/5G Promoter Polymorphism with Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly. J Thromb Haemost 1:1799-1804, 2003.

Heckbert SR, Hindorff LA, Edwards KL, Psaty BM, Lumley T, Siscovick DS, Tang Z, Durda JP, Kronmal RA, Tracy RP. Beta-2 adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and risk of incident cardiovascular events in the elderly. Circulation 107:2021-2024, 2003.

Ariyo A, Tracy RP, Thach C. Lipoprotein (a) as a predictor of stroke, fatal coronary heart disease, and all-cause mortality in apparently healthy older American men: A 7-year prospective study. N Engl J Med 349:2108-2115, 2003.

Liu Y, Coresh J, Eustace JA, Longennecker JC, Jaar B, Fink NE, Tracy RP, Powe NR, Klag MJ. Inflammation and malnutrition explain an inverse associateion between cholesterol and mortalit in dialysis patients. JAMA 291:451-459, 2004.

Rosen BD, Cushman M, Nasir K, Bluemke DA, Edvardsen T, Fernandes V, Lai S, Tracy RP, Lima JA. Relationship between C-reactive protein levels and regional left ventricular function in asymptomatic individuals: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 49:594-600, 2007.

Jenny NS, Yanez ND, Psaty BM, Kuller LH, Hirsch CH, Tracy RP. Inflammation biomarkers and near-term death in older men. Am J Epidemiol 165:684-695, 2007.