Biography & Research:
Prof. Ma got her master degree in Dalian Medical University and Institute of Molecular Biology (IMCB), Singapore in 2005. She got her Ph.D. degree in University of Hamburg, Germany in 2008. Prof. Ma had worked on drug development for Alzheimer’s disease as a senior scientist in GlaxoSmithKline, R&D (China) before joining Soochow University. Prof. Ma joined Soochow University as a full professor on Nov. 2010.
Dr. Ma focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and molecular mechanisms underlying autophagy.