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PrintJason Kahn
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Affiliations
- BISI - Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, & Genomics (CBBG)
- BISI - Molecular & Cellular Biology (MOCB)
Research Interests
- DNA structure and topology in multi–protein DNA complexes.
- Role of DNA structure in transcription.
- Construction of nanoscale objects using DNA and protein-DNA complexes.
- Application of biophysical methods and computer simulation to complex systems.
- Detailed research description (pdf)
Awards
- NSF Predoctoral Fellowship 1984-1987
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship 1990-1994
- NSF Career Award 1997-2002
- Outstanding Student Employer of the Year, UMCP 1999
Education
- Harvard College, A.B. 1983
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 1983-1984
- University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. 1990
- Yale University, NIH Postdoctoral Fellow 1990-1994
- University of Maryland, Assistant Professor 1994-2000
