Karen B Avraham (Prof)

Dean, Faculty of Medicine

PhD, Drs Sarah and Felix Dumont Chair for Research of Hearing Disorders; Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Latest Contribution

Diagram depicting the pipeline of next generation sequencing-based genetic testing in hearing loss diagnosis.

What you need to know about recent advances in genetics of hearing loss in the newborn

6 January 2023 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric

Identifying the underlying genetic cause of hearing loss in newborns can improve dramatically the early diagnosis and appropriate intervention. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder at birth, affecting approximately two out of 1000 newborns [1]. Congenital impaired hearing...

Graphic showing approaches used in gene therapy for hearing loss.

Innovative approaches to treating deafness

1 July 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic

Shahar Taiber and Karen Avraham give us a summary of gene therapies for hearing loss, with an overview of limitations and what the future holds. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder. The last two decades have seen a...