Dr. Wood's research has included studies of membrane protein and biochemical changes associated with the erythrocyte stage of malaria infection and changes with resistance to anti-malarial drugs; pre-clinical and clinical anti-cancer drug toxicity and efficacy studies; clinical cancer treatment trials through NCI, pharmaceutical and local institutional sponsored programs; and investigations of the effects of biologic rhythms, such as daily (circadian) rhythms and fertility cycle rhythms, on the balance between host and cancer in pre-clinical and clinical settings. She is the recipient of the American Cancer Society Career Development Award, Department of Veterans Affairs RAG and MERIT Review funding and National Institutes of Health research funding.