Prof. Dr. Seth M. Cohen

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSolid State Chemistry and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis,Polymer Materials
KeywordsMedicinal chemistry, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Hybrid Materials, Metalloenzyme, Postsynthetic Modification
Honours and awards

2025: Research Award

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityDresden
InstitutionTechnische Universität Dresden

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Stefan KaskelTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2025

Programme(s)

2024Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Cohen is a leading international chemist in the fields of inorganic, bioinorganic, and supramolecular chemistry. With his multidisciplinary approach he has developed ways to functionalize porous materials and polymers and has developed approaches to apply fragment-based drug discovery to the development of metalloenzyme inhibitors. In Germany, Professor Cohen focuses on the development of metal-organic frameworks, as well as on bioinorganic chemistry and science policy.