Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. Prior to joining the Zuckerman Institute in 2014, she completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Oregon. Dr. Kohwi received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco, and a BS in biology from the California Institute of Technology. She is the recipient of several honors and awards, including a Whitehall Foundation Grant and a Pathways to Independence Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. She is also a 2015 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar.