Tracy Ooi

Tracy Ooi, Ph.D. has a diverse range of work experience in the field of immunology. Tracy is currently a Principal Scientist at Lyell Immunopharma since October 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Scientist at the same company from July 2019 to October 2022.

Before joining Lyell Immunopharma, Tracy held the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Seattle Children's from March 2015 to July 2019.

Tracy's earlier experiences include working as a Research Associate at the Georgia Institute of Technology from October 2013 to January 2015, where they were heavily involved in lab relocation while completing their Ph.D. research. Tracy had also worked as a Research Fellow at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut from June 2013 to September 2013.

Tracy's academic journey began at the University of Texas at Austin, where they pursued their Ph.D. from August 2009 to November 2014. Their research focused on designing a platform to generate functional human antigen-specific CD8+ T cells. Tracy also studied the effects of MHC density and surface presentation on antigen TCR activation and antigen-specific differentiation during their Ph.D. candidacy. In addition, Tracy served as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas at Austin in both 2010 and 2012.

Tracy Ooi, Ph.D. completed their education in a chronological order. Tracy first attended Northwestern University from 2005 to 2009, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences. Following this, they pursued their academic career at The University of Texas at Austin from 2009 to 2014, where they earned a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology. Apart from their formal education, Tracy Ooi also holds a K-12 STEM Outreach Training Certificate, although specific details regarding the institution, month, and year of obtaining this certification are not available.