Awards & Winners

Mildred Cohn

Date of Birth 12-July-1913
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Scientist, Chemist
Mildred Cohn was an American biochemist who furthered understanding of biochemical processes through her study of chemical reactions within animal cells. She was a pioneer in the use of nuclear magnetic resonance for studying enzyme reactions, particularly in Adenosine triphosphate. She received the nation's highest science award, the National Medal of Science, in 1982.

Awards by Mildred Cohn

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1982


National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences
(For pioneering the use of stable isotopic tracers and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the study of the mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis.)