Elena Wood joined NIST as a guest researcher in 2020 and has since been implementing multiple clinical Reference Measurement Procedures for the value assignment of clinical SRMs, including measurement of creatinine, uric acid, homocysteine, urea, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in human serum/plasma using LC-MS or LC-MS/MS. She has also optimized separation in liquid chromatography and performed value assignment for food SRMs, dietary supplement and cannabis RMs using LC/MS or LC/UV.
NIST MML Measurement Services Excellence Accolades (2026): For promoting the implementation of SRM 3666 Albumin and Creatinine in Human Urine by IVD manufacturers through a commutability assessment (Group award with Ashley Beasley Green, Johanna Camara, N. Alan Heckert, W. Greg Miller, and Lorin Bachmann)