Dr. Adam Cohen

Biography

Adam Cohen works at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology. His lab develops new physical tools to study molecules and cells, notably developing fluorescent voltage-indicating proteins that enable optical mapping of neural activity. These tools have opened the door to all-optical electrophysiology and large-scale mapping of brain activity. Cohen's lab has also studied fundamental aspects of chiral light-matter interactions, predicting and demonstrating the existence of "superchiral" light both theoretically and experimentally. He holds PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge (UK) in theoretical physics and from Stanford in experimental biophysics. His contributions have been recognized by Technology Review Magazine as one of the top 35 technological innovators under age 35 and by Popular Science as one of the

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