Scott Garforth
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Yeshiva University
United States of America
Biography
Scott Garforth is an Associate Professor in Yeshiva University in the Department of Biochemistry. Scott Garforth research interests are in Head of Eukaryotic Protein Production in the Macromolecular Therapeutics Development Facility. Our goal is the production of many different proteins, primarily for structural analysis, from our eukaryotic platforms.
Research Interest
Head of Eukaryotic Protein Production in the Macromolecular Therapeutics Development Facility. Our goal is the production of many different proteins, primarily for structural analysis, from our eukaryotic platforms.
Publications
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Garforth S.J., Parniak M.A. and Prasad V.R. (2008) Utilization of a deoxynucleoside diphosphate substrate by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. PLoS ONE. 3 e2074.
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Baughn A.D., Garforth S.J., Vilchèze C., and Jacobs W.R. (2009) An anaerobic-type a-ketoglutarate: ferredoxin oxidoreductase completes the oxidative tricarboxylic acid cycle of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PloS Pathog. 5 e1000662.Â
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Garforth S.J., Domaoal R.A.*, Lwatula C., Landau M.J., Meyer A.J., Anderson K.S., and Prasad V.R. (2010) K65R and K65A substitutions in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase enhance polymerase fidelity by decreasing both dNTP misinsertion and mispaired primer extension efficiencies. J. Mol. Biol. 401 33-44. (* joint first author)
