PROFILE

Dr. Kanofsky is a staff physician in the Medical Service at Hines VA Hospital and Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Kanofsky’s research looks at the role of singlet oxygen in biological systems. To date, Dr. Kanofsky has synthesized several cationic carotenoid derivatives. It is hoped that the synthetic carotenoid derivatives will be models for drugs that might prevent certain photosensitivity disorders, such as the porphyrias, certain phototoxic drug reactions and macular degeneration.

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