Karen Osborn

Karen Osborn
Born	(1974-01-29) January 29, 1974 (age 50)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Andrews University Western Washington University University of California, Berkeley Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Scientific career
Fields	Marine Invertebrate Zoology (Mid-water)
Institutions	Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute National Museum of Natural History
Thesis	Phylogenetics and ecology of pelagic munnopsid isopods (Crustacea, Asellota) (2007)
Doctoral advisor	Roy Caldwell
Author abbrev. (zoology)	KJ Osborn

Karen Joyce Osborn (born January 29, 1974) is a marine scientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology department. She is known for her work in marine biology specializing in mid-water invertebrates.^[1]