Personal Info
- Country of residence: Jordan
Information
Personal:
Name: Abu Tarboush, Nafez M.
Place & date of birth: Jordan, Nov. 24th, 1980
Nationality: Jordanian
Marital status: Married
Permanent Address: The University of Jordan, College of Medicine, Biochemistry
Department, Amman, Jordan, Postal code: 11942
Contact:
E-mail Address: natarboush@ju.edu.jo, nafeztarboush@yahoo.com
Telephone: 00962-6-5355000 ext. 23414 cell: 00962-7-95157447
Academic:
Assistant professor of biochemistry, (February, 2012), Faculty of Medicine, The University
of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
PhD / Medical Biochemistry (December, 2011), University of Mississippi Medical Center,
Jackson, MS, USA
M.Sc. / Biomedical sciences (August, 2010), University of Mississippi Medical Center,
Jackson, MS, USA
D.D.S./dentistry (June, 2004), The University Of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
General secondary education certificate, 1998, Al-Hussein College high School, Amman,
Jordan
Administrative:
Acting vice dean for examination affairs, (Jan.-Feb.) & (May-June). 2015, Faculty of
Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Dean assistant for quality & communication, Sep. 2013- Sep. 2014, Faculty of Medicine, The
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Practical experience:
July/2004-Jan./2005, vocational training, ministry of health, Amman, Jordan
Jan./2005-Oct./2006, clinical family dentist, private sector, Amman, Jordan
Nov./2006-July/2007, research assistant, physiology and biochemistry department, The
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Aug./2007-Dec.2012, graduate student researcher, biochemistry department, University of
Mississippi Medical Center, MS, USA
Feb./2012-still, assistant professor of biochemistry, faculty of Medicine, The University of
Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Conferences:
Gordon Research Conference (GRC), poster presenter, CA, USA, 2010
Southeast Enzyme Conference, poster presenter, GA, USA, 2010
Frontiers in Metallobiochemistry Symposium, poster presenter, PA, USA, 2010
Courses:
Teaching and assessment in dental education – May. 2015. The University of Jordan,
Amman, Jordan
A course on e-learning using Camtasia software – Jan. 2013, The University of Jordan,
Amman, Jordan
Continuing education:
Responsible Conduct of Research. 1 year joint program between Jordan University of
Science and Technology and University of California at San Diego. Already enrolled
(July/2015 – June/2016)
Area of interest:
Major: Metabolism inside cells and energy making process
Minor: Protein structure – function relationship, and studying electron transport chain in the
mitochondria and bacterial systems
Publications and posters:
1) L Jensen, NA Tarboush, V Davidson, C Wilmot., Toward understanding an unusual
His-Tyr ligated c-heme: X-ray crystal structures of MauG point mutants.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 240,
2010
2) Shin. S, Abu Tarboush. N, Davidson, V.L., Long-range electron transfer reactions
between hemes of MauG and different forms of tryptophan tryptophylquinone of
methylamine dehydrogenase. Biochemistry. 2010; 49(27):5810-6
3) Abu Tarboush, N., Jensen, L.M., Feng, M., Tachikawa, H., Wilmot, C.M., Davidson,
V.L., Functional importance of tyrosine 294 and the catalytic selectivity for the bis-
Fe(IV) state of MauG revealed by replacement of this axial heme ligand with
histidine. Biochemistry. 2010; 49(45):9783-91
4) Jensen, L.M., Sanishvili, R., Abu Tarboush, N., Davidson, V.L., Wilmot, C.M.
Protein complex structures inform about the reactivity of the hemoprotein MauG.
Acta Cryst. (2011) A67, C218
5) Abu Tarboush N., Jensen, L.M., Yukl, E.T., Geng, J., Liu, A., Wilmot, C.M., Davidson, V.L.,
Mutagenesis of tryptophan199 suggests that hopping is required for MauG-dependent
tryptophan tryptophylquinone biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011;
108(41):16956-61
6) Abu Tarboush N., Unraveling the Mechanism and Structural Determinants of
Electron Transfer Through the Di-heme Enzyme MauG. THE UNIVERSITY OF
MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER. 2011
7) Abu Tarboush N, Shin S, Geng J, Liu A, Davidson VL., Effects of the loss of the
axial tyrosine ligand of the low-spin heme of MauG on its physical properties and
reactivity. FEBS Lett. 2012; 586(24):4339-43
8) Abu Tarboush N, Jensen LM, Wilmot CM, Davidson VL., A Trp199Glu MauG
variant reveals a role for Trp199 interactions with pre-methylamine dehydrogenase
during tryptophan tryptophylquinone biosynthesis. FEBS Lett. 2013; 587(12):1736-
41
9) Abu Tarboush N, Yukl ET, Shin S, Feng M, Wilmot CM, Davidson VL., Carboxyl
group of Glu113 is required for stabilization of the diferrous and bis-Fe(IV) states of
MauG. Biochemistry. 2013; 52(37):6358-67
10) Alzghoul L, Abu Tarboush N, Eldahabi M, Albdour S, Abu Hantash O, Abu-
Irmaileh B., Brief Dysregulation in metal homeostasis in autistic children compared
to controls in Jordan. 585.08/E32. 2015 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, IL:
Society for Neuroscience, 2015
Grants & Ongoing projects:
The effect of naturally occurring products on chemotherapy resistant breast cancer cell lines:
a cell culture study & in vitro investigation. Deanship of academic research, The University
of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. (15,000 JD) – PI
Establishing the normal levels of IRISIN protein in biological fluids: blood and saliva. Hamdi
Mango Center for Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. (5,000 JD)
– PI
Effect of qat chewing on oral diseases; a study of salivary and cellular biomarkers of
oxidative stress. Deanship of academic research, The University of Jordan, Amman,
Jordan. (5,000 JD) – Co PI
Knowledge and practice of dental and medical students toward oral potentially
malignant disorders and early detection of oral cancer. Deanship of academic
research, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan – Co PI
Measuring MT levels in ASD patients. Deanship of academic research, The
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. (5,000 JD) – Co PI
The association of IRISIN hormone levels with the different anthropometric and
clinical investigations in pregnant women and newborns. Deanship of academic
research, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. (5,000 JD) – PI
Postgraduate Committees:
External examiner committee member. Investigation of genetic polymorphismsof the
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) among multiple sclerosis Jordanian patients;
Baha’a-alden Mustafa (advisors: Dr. Salim Abderrahman and Dr. Mamoun Ahram).
Hashemite University
Committee member. Gene expression alterations in Imatinib resistant K562 chronic
myeloid leukemia cell line; Mai Mahmoud Naser (advisor: Dr.Malek Zihlif). The
University of Jordan
Languages:
Arabic: native language
English: fluent in reading, writing & speaking
Specific skills:
Excellent computer skills: Internet and Microsoft office applications
A good team worker, spirited, dynamic, ambitious person with good communication skills
References:
Victor L. Davidson, PhD. University of Central Florida, FL, USA.
Donald Sittman, PhD. University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, USA
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