Daniel Cox

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Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Office: 407 Physics Building
Phone: +1 (415) 867 4992
Fax: +1 (530) 752-4717
Email: dlcox@ucdavis.edu

Personal Professional Website: http://dlcox.wordpress.com/

Research Interests:

Theoretical biological physics—electronic migration in DNA, metalloproteins, protein aggregation phenomena especially in prion and Alzheimers disease, and biological membrane phenomena.

Research Areas

Career History

  • Ph.D., Cornell University, 1985
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, San Diego, 1984-1986
  • Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, 1986-1990
  • Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, 1990-1994
  • Professor, The Ohio State University, 1994-1996
  • Professor, University of California, Davis, 1996-Present

Honors

  • Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2012
  • J.S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, 2004
  • Troiseme Cycle Lecturer, 1996
  • Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, 1990
  • National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator, 1988
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1988
  • Clark Award for Teaching Excellence, Cornell University, 1981