Nancy Rothwell Scientist

Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell, DBE, DL, FRS, FMedSci (born 2 October 1955) is a British physiologist, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester since July 2010, having been Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor since January 2010. Rothwell is also a director of pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca, co-chair of the Council for Science and Technology and past President of the Society of Biology.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Dame Nancy Rothwell
Birth date	October 02, 1955
Birth name	Nancy Jane Rothwell
Birth place	Tarleton
Nationality	United Kingdom
Education	University of London King's College London
Known for	Brown adipose tissue Cytokine Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Chancellor (education)

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Scientist

awards	Royal Society Academy of Medical Sciences United Kingdom Deputy Lieutenant Society of Biology Order of the British Empire Academia Europaea
Field of study	Metabolism Neuroscience Brown adipose tissue Stroke Obesity
influenced by	Bridget Ogilvie