Prof.
Karen
B.
Avraham
Tel Aviv University
English, Hebrew
Research Interests
My research focuses on the discovery and characterization of genes responsible for hereditary hearing loss and neurodevelopmental diseases. My work has covered the transcriptome and epigenome of the auditory and vestibular systems, in order to dissect the regulatory pathways of these systems. My team has studied the mechanisms and pathophysiology of deafness in several mouse models, which mimic human disease. We have created a number of mouse mutants using the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9. Moreover, we are using AAV-gene therapy to rescue hearing in mouse models for human deafness.
Selected Awards
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Graduate School, Tel Aviv University
Distinguished Mentor Award, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University
Israeli Discoveries; Exhibit of Ministry of Science & Technology, Ben Gurion Airport, Israel
Drs. Sarah and Felix Dumont Chair for Research of Hearing Disorders, Tel Aviv University
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Medicine Graduate School, Tel Aviv U
Ernest and Bonnie Beutler Research Program of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Award
FISEB STAR-Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership
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