Karen Davis (neuroscientist)
Karen Davis | |
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| Alma mater | University of Toronto, Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Brain Imaging, Pain, Intracranial recordings, Electrophysiology |
| Awards | Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, Canadian Pain Society Distinguished Career Award and Outstanding Pain Mentorship Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, University Health Network |
| Doctoral advisor | Jonathan Dostrovsky |
| Other academic advisors | James Campbell, Richard Meyer, Srinivasa Raja |
Karen Davis is a neuroscience professor at the University of Toronto, the Canada Research Chair in Acute and Chronic Pain Research (tier 1), Senior Scientist and Head of the Division of Brain, Imaging & Behaviour, Krembil Research Institute at the University Health Network.
Davis was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars in 2009, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2018 and the Royal Society of Canada in 2020. She served as President of the Canadian Pain Society (2020–2022) and was awarded with the CPS Distinguished Career Award. Since 2023, Davis has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief of PAIN, the journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain.
Davis previously held a tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Brain and Behaviour. and was a Mayday Pain and Society Fellow.