Karen Avraham
Prof. Karen B. Avraham | |
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קרן אברהם | |
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis Weizmann Institute |
| Known for | Human Genetics, Deafness, Israeli-Palestinian Scientific Cooperation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics, Hearing Impairment |
| Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
Karen B. Avraham (Hebrew: קרן אברהם) is an Israeli-American human geneticist and the first female Dean of Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. Born in Canada in 1962, Avraham moved to the US at a young age. Her research focuses on the discovery and characterization of genes responsible for hereditary hearing loss.