Biff Forbush PhD

Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Departments & Organizations

Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology

Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Membrane Proteins - Pumps and Transporters | Epithelial Transport of Ions and Solutes | Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track | Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Research Interests

Membrane Proteins; Epithelial Transport; Ion Transport; Na-K-Cl Cotransporter; Nerve Cells; Muscle Cells more...

Education

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1975

Selected Publications

Gimenez I and Forbush B. The residues determining differences in ion affinities among the alternative splice variants F, A, and B of the mammalian renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2). J Biol Chem, 282:6540-6547, 2007.
Dowd BF and Forbush B. PASK (proline-alanine-rich STE20-related kinase), a regulatory kinase of the Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC1). J Biol Chem, 278:27347-53, 2003.