Karen Hecht, Ph.D. is a Vice President of Science at AstaReal, Inc.. She possess expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, molecular cloning, western blotting and 30 more skills. She is proficient in French and Hebrew. Colleagues describe her as "Karen is a very nice and fun person to have around. As a colleague, she was always eager to help others. Although I only directly worked with her for a short time, I was very impressed by the work she did.", "Karen was a graduate student teaching assistant for my one-semester biochemistry course at the University of Pittsburgh. As a TA, Karen led recitation sessions and exam reviews, helped me write exam questions and practice problems (many of which I still use), and helped students with material in office hours. Along with her technical expertise and content knowledge, she has excellent written and verbal communication skills. Karen interacted well with students and helped frame difficult concepts in a way that they could easily grasp. Karen is very friendly and personable. She is easy to work with, often anticipating needs and going out of her way to solve problems. Karen takes feedback well. She continually strives for excellence and would be an asset to any project or program.", and "Karen is a great scientist, a creative problem solver, and a talented communicator. I have been particularly impressed by her approach to a PhD research project that required her to use a wide range of techniques that fall outside the expertise of our lab. Only someone with Karen's intelligence, independence and professionalism could have tackled so many different methods with success. I have also had the pleasure of editing some of her written work, which is always outstanding. I can highly recommend Karen for any employer that needs a smart, motivated scientist with excellent people skills."