Carolyn Cohen
Carolyn Cohen (June 18, 1929 – December 20, 2017)[1] was an American biologist and biophysicist. She was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Education[]
Dr. Cohen attended Hunter College High School in New York City.[2] Later she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Physics from Bryn Mawr College in 1950, where she graduated summa cum laude.[3] She completed her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, publishing a thesis entitled The Helical Configuration of the Polypeptide Chains in Collagen.[4]
Career[]
She served as a Professor Emeritus of Biology at Brandeis University. Working at the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, her research explored protein structures, especially those of motor proteins, using X-ray crystallography.[5]
Awards and honors[]
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member, National Academy of Sciences
- 2000, Biophysical Society Founder's Award for her accomplishments in Biophysics[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Carolyn Cohen". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Carolyn (September 16, 2011). "Mrs. Professor". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286 (37): 31929–31931. doi:10.1074/jbc.X111.287250. PMC 3173190. PMID 21799004.
- ^ "Carolyn Cohen | Brandeis University". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Carolyn (November 9, 2007). "Seeing and Knowing in Structural Biology". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282 (45): 32529–32538. doi:10.1074/jbc.X700001200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 17848543.
- ^ "Retiring faculty members honored at luncheon". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
External links[]
- In case you missed it, ASBMB Journal News, by Karen Muindi
- Understanding Life by Understanding Proteins, S&T, By Jennifer Fisher Wilson
- 1929 births
- 2017 deaths
- American women biologists
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Brandeis University faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences