Yoram Cohen's Group
Supramolecular Chemistry and MRI/MRS of the Central Nervous System

School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University

Prof Yoram Cohen

Place and Birthdate: Israel, July 28, 1956.

Marital Status: Married, 3 children.

Home Address: Kfar Sava, Israel

Military Service: 11/74-5/78 Service in the IDF .

Education

Period	Institute	Degree	Area of specialization
1978-1981	Hebrew University, Jerusalem	B.Sc.	Chemistry
1982	Hebrew University, Jerusalem	---	Organic chemistry
1983-1987	Hebrew University, Jerusalem	Ph.D.	Organic chemistry
Ph. D. Dissertation: Polyanion Systems: Preparation, Structure, Stability and Charge Distribution. under the supervision of Professors Joseph Klein and Mordecai Rabinovitz, Department of Organic Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

Major Research Interest

...	Subject
1	Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Systems.
2	Applications of NMR Diffusion Measurements to Supramolecular Systems (Complexation, Structure Elucidation and Hydration)
3	Synthesis of New Macrocycles-Potential Ligands for the Preparation of New MRI Contrast Agents.
4	Applications of Diffusion MRI and MRS for Studying Brain Structure and Mechanisms of Brain Injury (Stroke, Trauma and Other Neurological Disorders).

Awards

Year	Award
1982	Recipient of the Yehoiachim Kenat Award.
1985	Recipient of the Pulver Award.
1987	Recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship for postdoctoral appointment.
1990	Recipient of the Gerhard M. J. Schmidt Award, The Weizmann Institute of Science.
1993	Recipient of the Juludan Award, The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
1998	Recipient of the Brown Roger-Ziguel Award of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
2002	Recepient of the Josefa and Leonid Olschwang Award from the ISF.
2010	Nominated fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).

Academic and Professional Experience

Period	Institute	Degree	Area of specialization
2008-present	Tel Aviv University	Head of the School of Chemistry
2004-present	Tel Aviv University	Professor	Supramolecular Chemistry, Applications of NMR to chemical problems and to Brain research
2000-2004	Tel Aviv University	Associate Professor	Supramolecular Chemistry, Applications of NMR to chemical problems and to Brain research
1996-2000	Tel Aviv University	S. Lecturer	Supramolecular Chemistry, Applications of NMR to chemical problems and to Brain research
1992-1996	Tel Aviv University	Lecturer	Applications of NMR to chemical problems and to Brain research
1987-1990	University of California, San Francisco	Postdoctoral fellow	NMR spectroscopy & Imaging of brain in vivo.
1983-1987	Hebrew University, Jerusalem	Instructor	Organic chemistry
1981-1982	Hebrew University, Jerusalem	Teaching Assistant	Organic chemistry

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