Professor Irene Tracey elected to Fellowship of The Academy of Medical Sciences

Pembroke Fellow Professor Irene Tracey has been elected to a Fellowship of The Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of her excellence in medical science.

Professor Tracey is Oxford University's Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science and Head of the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB). Her research focuses on improving our understanding of pain perception, analgesia and altered states of consciousness through the use of advanced neuroimaging techniques.  In 2015 there has been much media coverage of her team's discovery, first published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, that activity in only one brain area, the dorsal posterior insula, reflects our perceptions of levels of pain.

The Academy of Medical Sciences, founded in 1998, is the independent body in the UK that represents the diverse spectrum of medical science – from basic research through clinical application to healthcare delivery. Its mission is to promote medical science and its translation into benefits for society. There are currently fewer than 1,200 Fellows in total, and amongst others elected in 2015 was Professor Matthew Freeman FRS, Pembroke alumnus and Head of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at Oxford University.

Find out more about Professor Tracey's research at FMRIB website and listen to podcasts of her lectures at The University of Oxford website.