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Laboratory of
Genomics of Deafness
Faculty of Medicine & Sagol School of Neuroscience,
Tel Aviv University
About Us
Our laboratory focuses on the genomics of deafness, with research on gene discovery, expression, regulation and therapy for hearing loss.
Shahar Taiber earns a" Best Teaching" Award from the Faculty of Medicine!
Karen will be moderating a webinar on the coronavirus vaccine, Jan 14, 19:00 To register
News on our study: COVID-19 does not damage auditory system! Link
Karen moderates a TAU Dan David Prize webinar on Artificial Intelligence
LINK
Our gene therapy research in the news! Link
Our team
Current members
Funding






Klass Family
May 18-21, 2021
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Future conferences
Molecular Biology of Hearing & Deafness (MBHD)
May 18-21, 2021
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Human Genome Meeting-The Next Frontiers in Genomics
Oct 4-6, 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hear@JAX
Oct 17-22, 2021
Jackson Labs, Bar Harbor, ME, USA
Gallery
A fascinating journey
We use state-of-the-art imaging tools, including advanced confocal and electron microscopy, to study the pathophysiology of hearing impairment as a result of genetic variants.
Contact us

Prof. Karen B. Avraham
Principal Investigator, Vice Dean, Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Email: karena@tauex.tau.ac.il
Telephone: +972-3-6406642
Fax: +972-3-6409360

Ms. Helen Berman
Administrative Assistant
Email: Helenbe@tauex.tau.ac.il
Telephone: +972-3-6406642
Fax: +972-3-6409360
Address
Dept. of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine
10th floor, room 1003, Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel