Aaron Trachtenberg BSc (Winnipeg) DPhil (Oxon)
Aaron has been a DPhil student in the Department of Clinical Neurology, based at the FMRIB Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital and supervised by Dr. Clare Mackay. His current research uses MRI to investigate the effects of APOE genotype on brain function in healthy, middle aged adults. Aaron graduated from the University of Winnipeg in 2007 with a BSc in Biopsychology, and moved to Oxford in 2008 after being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. He is a member of St. John’s College. He returned to Winnipeg this summer after passing his viva, with no corrections required to his thesis!
Research Areas
Recent Publications
- Trachtenberg Aaron J, Filippini Nicola, Cheeseman J, Duff EP, Neville MJ, Ebmeier Klaus P, Karpe Fredrik, and Mackay Clare (2012) The effects of APOE on brain activity do not reflect Alzheimer's disease risk Neurobiology of Aging, 33(3):618.e1-618.e13 [Epub 2011 Jan 11].