Carol Karasek

International architecture firm Francis Cauffman, with offices in New York, announced that Carol Karasek, AIA, has been appointed principal of the Science and Technology group. Karasek is a practice leader with 35 years of experience in the programming, design and delivery of research and clinical facilities. Her specialty is the design of academic medical centers engaged in translational research. This emerging model integrates basic science and clinical studies, leading to more meaningful health outcomes. Francis Cauffman’s Science and Technology group is unusual in that it develops research projects for both corporate and academic labs, ranging from top university research facilities to biotech incubators. Karasek leads teams that carry the firm’s research expertise from project to project, maximize operational efficiency and stay in the forefront of technology.