Irene Tracey | |
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Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
Chancellor | The Lord Patten of Barnes |
Preceded by | Louise Richardson |
Personal details | |
Born | Irene Mary Carmel Tracey 30 October 1966 Oxford, England |
Spouse | [1] |
Children | 3 |
Education | Merton College, Oxford (MA, DPhil) |
Known for | Vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford |
Awards | Suffrage Science award (2014) Feldberg Prize (2017) |
Website | www |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience[2] |
Institutions | University of Oxford Harvard University |
Thesis | MRS and biochemical studies on animal models of human disease (1993) |
Doctoral advisor | Jeffrey F. Dunn[3] |
Irene Mary Carmel Tracey CBE FRS FMedSci MAE FRCA (born 30 October 1966)[1] is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Warden of Merton College, Oxford.[4][5] She is also Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and formerly Pro-Vice-Chancellor (without portfolio) at the University of Oxford.[6] She is a co-founder of the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB), now the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.[7] Her team’s research is focused on the neuroscience of pain, specifically pain perception and analgesia as well as how anaesthetics produce altered states of consciousness. Her team uses multidisciplinary approaches including neuroimaging.[2][8][9]
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