Dr Natalie Voets
PhD, Neuroimaging
Languages spoken
English
Expert in
Neuroimaging (MRI, Functional MRI, Tractography).
Overview
Dr Natalie Voets is a (non-clinical) neuroimaging scientist. She studied Experimental Psychology and completed a PhD in neuroimaging for presurgical planning at the University of Oxford in 2005. She subsequently worked in the pharmaceutical industry and as a research scientist at the Montreal Neurological Institute Neuroimaging of Epilepsy lab. She joined GenesisCare Oxford in 2019 as specialist advisor in neuroimaging. In this role, she leads the implementation of advanced neuroimaging techniques (functional MRI and diffusion tractography) to guide treatment planning. Outside of GenesisCare, Natalie works in the awake neurosurgery service at the OUH NHS Foundation Trust. She is also a University Research Lecturer at the University of Oxford, where she leads a small translational research group at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (also known as the FMRIB Centre).
Career positions
- Specialist Advisor, GenesisCare Oxford
- Outside of GenesisCare
- Awake Neurosurgery service at the OUH NHS Foundation Trust
- University Research Lecturer, University of Oxford
- Montreal Neurological Institute Neuroimaging of Epilepsy lab.
Education
- Experimental Psychology and PhD in neuroimaging for presurgical planning, University of Oxford in 2005
Expertise and interests
- Epilepsy
- Head trauma
- Natalie’s translational imaging research focuses on understanding how the brain adapts to disease and injury. She is particularly interested in the application and development of MRI techniques to improve diagnosis and treatment planning, especially for glioma surgery.
Professional association
- Graduate member of the British Psychological Society