Toxic Chemicals Are Making People Sicker: The Science and the Actions

Toxic Chemicals Are Making People Sicker: The Science and the Actions

Friday, April 11, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Hybrid: Wolfe Street Building/W5030 & via Zoom

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Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH is the Alison S. Carlson Endowed Professor and Director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment in the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. She is also the Director of the UCSF P30 Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) Center. She is a recognized expert on environmental pollution exposures and impacts on health, with a focus on pregnancy, infancy and childhood, and health equity. She has pioneered methods for translating and communicating scientific findings for clinical and policy audiences, including systematic reviews in environmental health. She has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters, and has been quoted widely in the press. Before joining UCSF, Dr. Woodruff was a senior scientist and policy advisor for the U.S. EPA’s Office of Policy. She was appointed by the governor of California to the Science Advisory Board of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DARTIC) Identification Committee from 2012 to 2023. She has served on several National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committees, including as a current member of the National Academies Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) committee. She is also currently a member of the Cochrane Library’s Editorial Board.