New breakthroughs
Drawing on our expertise and research, we serve the diverse needs of the community. Our faculty is dedicated to enabling students to use scientific approaches to discovery and understanding.
New breakthroughs
Drawing on our expertise and research, we serve the diverse needs of the community. Our faculty is dedicated to enabling students to use scientific approaches to discovery and understanding.

Frank Kovacs, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: BHS 203 | Phone: (308) 865-8384 | Email: kovacsfa@unk.edu

Biography

Education
Ph.D., Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, 1999
B.S., Biology, University of West Florida, 1988

Areas of Interest
Protein biochemistry

Faculty Appointments
2014-present, Professor, Department of Chemistry, UNK
2008-2014, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, UNK
2002-2008, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

Publications

“Cloning and Characterization of a Caesalpinoid (Chamaecrista fasciculata) Hemoglobin: The StructuralTransition from a Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobin to a Leghemoglobin.” Gopalasubramaniam, S.K., F. Kovacs, F. Violante-Mota, P. Twigg, R. Arredondo-Peter and Gautam Sarath. (2008) Proteins. 72(1):252-60.
“Computing and Fitting SSNMR Powder Patterns with the Arithmetic-Geometric Mean and Edge Detection" Denny, J.K., M.B. Daniel and F.A. Kovacs. (2007) Concepts Magn. Reson. (Pt A) 30A:1-20.
“A practical guide for solid-state NMR distance measurements in proteins” Kovacs, F.A., D.J. Fowler, G.J. Gallagher and L.K. Thompson. (2007) Concepts Magn. Reson. (Pt A) 30A:29-39.

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