Dr. Karen "Chava" Hurley has a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Chicago and a BA from Northwestern University. She has completed postdoctoral fellowships at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas in the Bobby Alford Department of Otolaryngology as well as the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Hurley has appointments in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Professional Studies and the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, within Drexel University College of Medicine where she teaches courses in graduate physiology, molecular biology and biochemistry of the cell, and technical laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Hurley is the director for the Master of Science in Medical Science program.
In addition to her academic credentials, Dr. Hurley is a registered patent agent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has drafted and prosecuted a number of patents before the USPTO and is interested in the relationship between translational research and the practice of medicine.