Dr. Iryna Schlackow

Associate Professor

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Biography

Iryna Schlackow is a Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford's Medical Sciences Division, specializing in Health Economics. Her main research interests include the analysis of chronic kidney and cardiovascular diseases, decision-analytic modeling, and evaluating long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of interventions. Iryna has significant experience working with large randomized controlled trials (SHARP, REVEAL), conducting meta-analyses of statin trials (CTT), and utilizing routine datasets like linked CPRD data. She has contributed to the development of the SHARP CKD-CVD model which projects lifetime cardiovascular event risks and kidney disease progression based on individual patients' risk profiles. Before joining the department, she worked as a statistician in the Infectious Diseases Microbiology group at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, focusing on modeling disease trends using routinely collected data. Iryna has a DPhil in Functional Analysis and has taught pure mathematics at various colleges within Oxford, including St. Hilda's, Jesus, New, Pembroke, and Brasenose, where she has delivered courses on LaTeX.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.