Examination of the biological mechanism of mitomycin C and bicyclomycin at the molecular level; design and synthesis of new chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of epilepsy, cancer, and bacterial infections
Dr. Kohn received a BS in Chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1966, and a PhD in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1971. He conducted postdoctoral research at Columbia University from 1971-1973 with Professor Ronald Breslow. Dr. Kohn then joined the faculty at the University of Houston in 1973 before coming to the University of North Carolina in 1999.