Tracy Bale | |
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| Alma mater | Washington State University (B.S.) University of Washington (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Epigenetics, Prenatal stress |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, Salk Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel Dorsa |
| Other academic advisors | Wylie Vale |
Tracy Bale is an American neuroscientist and molecular biologist. She is the Anschutz Foundation Endowed Chair in Women’s Integrated Mental and Physical Health Research at the Ludeman Center, Director of InterGenerational Stress and Health, and Director of Sex Differences Research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado.[1] Her research centers on the role of parental, prenatal, and early life stress on the developing brain and subsequent behavior throughout the lifespan. She is also the current President of the International Brain Research Organization.[2]