Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health
Karen Chave has extensive experience in research and core director roles in various laboratories and centers. Karen has a Ph.D. in Protein Characterisation from the University of Surrey and a B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of Kent. In addition to their current position at New York State Department of Health, Karen has held research scientist roles at Wellcome Research and Health Research Inc.
Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health
Wadsworth Center is a science-based community committed to protecting and improving the health of New Yorkers through laboratory analysis, investigations and research, as well as laboratory certification and educational programs. Scientists at Wadsworth Center: Study ongoing public health issues, from drug resistance to emerging infections and environmental exposures Investigate basic biological processes that contribute to human health and disease Employ modern methods, such as biomarkers of exposure, and state-of-the-art technologies, among them a resource for visualizing biologically relevant molecules As the state's public health reference laboratory, Wadsworth: Responds to urgent public health threats as they arise, from bioterrorism to SARS to synthetic cannabinoids to Legionella outbreaks Develops advanced methods to detect microbial agents and genetic disorders Measures and analyzes environmental chemicals