Karen Avraham
Prof. Karen B. Avraham | |
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קרן אברהם | |
| Born | 1962 Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | US/Israel |
| 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 Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Medicine. 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.