Marwan K. Al-Shawi

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Associate Professor

Department of Molecular Phys and Biological Physics
P. O. Box 800886
480 Ray C Hunt Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0736

Phone:434-243-8674
Fax:434-982-1616

Education and Experiences:
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom: B.Sc., 1979;
University of Cambridge: M.Phil., 1980;
University of Cambridge: Ph.D., 1984;
Research Associate, University of Maryland, 1984-86;
Fellow, University of Rochester, 1986-89;
Research Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, 1990-93.

Selected Projects:
Al-Shawi Mechanism of Drug Transport

Mechanism of Drug Transport by P-Glycoprotein

Selected Publications:
Al-Shawi, M. K., Polar, M. K., Omote, H. and Figler, R. A. (2003) Transition state analysis of the coupling of drug transport to ATP hydrolysis by P-glycoprotein. J. Biol. Chem.


Nakamoto, R. K., Ketchum, C. J., Kuo, P. H., Peskova, Y. B. and Al-Shawi, M. K. (2000) Interactions that couple transport and catalysis in the FOF1 ATP synthase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1458, 289-299.


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