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Bern Kohler

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1976
DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Publications

206

Citations

10,617

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
AI-generated

Bern Kohler studies how molecules absorb and respond to light, using fast laser-based spectroscopy and computational chemistry to watch chemical changes happen in trillionths of a second. Much of the work focuses on DNA (how it responds to UV light and how metal-binding DNA strands behave) and on melanin, the pigment found in skin and hair, to understand its chemical structure and how it dissipates light energy. This research helps explain how UV radiation can damage genetic material and how natural pigments protect against such damage.

Ultrafast spectroscopy of DNA and biomoleculesPhotochemistry and light-induced reactionsMelanin structure and photopropertiesExcited-state and charge-transfer dynamicsNanomaterials and molecular electronics

Publication output was higher and fairly steady from 2017-2019 (8-10 papers/year) but has declined since 2020, averaging about 2.6 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 10 publications10192020: 6 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Faraday Discussions×10
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics×4
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A×4
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics×4
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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