Martin K. Safo, Ph.D.
Resource manager, Structural Biology Shared Resource Core
Research program member: Developmental Therapeutics
P.O. Box 980581
800 E. Leigh Street, Suite 212
Richmond, VA 23298-0581
(804) 828-7291
Email: msafo@vcu.edu
Affiliations
Assistant professor, Medicinal Chemistry, VCU School of Pharmacy
Education
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
B.S., University of Cape Coast (Ghana)
Research interests
Structure-function studies of enzymes involved in vitamin B6 metabolism, regulation and utilization; pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP), the active form of vitamin B6 and which serves as a cofactor for over 140 vitamin B6-dependent enzymes involved in amino acid, sugar and neurotransmitter metabolisms; structure-function studies of hemoglobin and rational design of antisickling agents
