Program Coordinator, UAB Department of Surgery

Karen Brown joined the Center for Injury Science in October of 2019. Overseeing the regulatory activities for CIS, her duties include developing and submitting IRB applications to UAB and other local hospitals, as well as FDA applications for drug and device studies. Brown holds a BA in Philosophy and a Master of Science in Health Administration from The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

She first came to UAB in 1992 and has worked in regulatory affairs since 2002. Brown previously served as division administrator for a large HIV/AIDS research and service program located in Zambia, based at UAB. In addition to her employment at UAB, she writes web content for U.S. and multinational health care companies and academic institutions, including content for patients, students and business associates.