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Name	Luyan Ma
Contact Information	luyanma27@im.ac.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Luyan Ma

Contact Information

luyanma27@im.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1991-07--1996-07 PhD in Science: China Agricultural University, College of Biological Sciences 1987-09--1991-07 Bachelor's Degree in Science: Beijing Agricultural University, College of Biological Sciences
Work Experience	1996-1998 - China Agricultural University, National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology - Lecturer 1998-1999 - Pasteur Institute, France - Postdoctoral Researcher 1999-2002 - China Agricultural University, Department of Microbiology - Associate Professor 2000-2004 - University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA - Visiting Scholar 2005-2008 - Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA - Visiting Scholar 2008-2010 - The Ohio State University, USA - Assistant Professor 2010-05 to present - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1991-07--1996-07 PhD in Science: China Agricultural University, College of Biological Sciences
1987-09--1991-07 Bachelor's Degree in Science: Beijing Agricultural University, College of Biological Sciences

Work Experience

1996-1998 - China Agricultural University, National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology - Lecturer
1998-1999 - Pasteur Institute, France - Postdoctoral Researcher
1999-2002 - China Agricultural University, Department of Microbiology - Associate Professor
2000-2004 - University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA - Visiting Scholar
2005-2008 - Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA - Visiting Scholar
2008-2010 - The Ohio State University, USA - Assistant Professor
2010-05 to present - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher

Areas of Focus	Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Biofilm Formation Microbial Communication and Interaction Programmed Cell Death and Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Development Prevention and Application of Bacterial Biofilms
Publications	Biofilm formation enables free-living nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria to fix nitrogen under aerobic conditions., Wang, D., Xu, A., Elmerich, C., Ma, L.Z., 2017 Membrane association of SadC enhances the diguanylate cyclase activity to control exopolysaccharides synthesis and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Zhu, B., Liu, C., Liu, S., Cong, H., Chen, Y., Gu, L., Ma, L.Z., 2016 A survival strategy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa that uses exopolysaccharides to sequester and store iron to stimulate Psl-dependent biofilm formation., Yu, S., Wei, Q., Zhao, T., Guo, Y., Ma, L. Z., 2016 PslG, a self-produced glycosyl hydrolase triggers biofilm disassembly by disrupting exopolysaccharide matrix., Yu, S., Su, T., Wu, H., Liu, H., Wang, D., Zhao, T., Jin, Z., Du, W., Zhu, M., Chua, S., Yang, L., Zhu, D., Gu, L., Ma, L. Z., 2015 The exopolysaccharide Psl-eDNA interaction enables the formation of a biofilm skeleton in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Wang, S., Liu, X., Liu, H., Zhang, L., Guo, Y., Yu, S., Wozniak, D.J., and Ma, L. Z., 2015 Coordination of swarming motility, biosurfactant synthesis, and biofilm matrix exopolysaccharide production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Wang, S., Yu, S., Zhang, Z., Wei, Q., Yan, L., Ai, G., Liu, H., and Ma, L. Z., 2014 Biofilm matrix and its regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Wei, Q., and Ma, L-Y., 2013 A spider web strategy of type IV pili-mediated migration to build a fibre-like Psl polysaccharide., Wang, S., Parsek, M.R., Wozniak, D.J., Ma, L. Z., 2013 Synthesis of multiple Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix exopolysaccharides is post-transcriptionally regulated., Ma, L-Y., Wang, J., Wang, S., Anderson E.M., Lam J.S., Parsek, M.R., Wozniak, D.J., 2012 The roles of biofilm matrix polysaccharide Psl in mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms., Ma, L-Y., Wang, S., Wang, D., Parsek, M.R., and Wozniak, D.J., 2012 Assembly and development of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix., Ma, L-Y., Conover, M., Lu, H., Parsek, M. R., Bayles, K. and Wozniak, D.J., 2009 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl is a galactose- and mannose-rich exopolysaccharide., Ma, L-Y., Parsek, M. R. and Wozniak, D.J., 2007 Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa conditional Psl variants reveals roles for the Psl as an adhesin and in maintaining biofilm structure post-attachment., Ma, L-Y., Jackson, K., Parsek, M. R. and Wozniak, D.J., 2006

Areas of Focus

Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Biofilm Formation
Microbial Communication and Interaction
Programmed Cell Death and Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Development
Prevention and Application of Bacterial Biofilms

Publications

Biofilm formation enables free-living nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria to fix nitrogen under aerobic conditions., Wang, D., Xu, A., Elmerich, C., Ma, L.Z., 2017
Membrane association of SadC enhances the diguanylate cyclase activity to control exopolysaccharides synthesis and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Zhu, B., Liu, C., Liu, S., Cong, H., Chen, Y., Gu, L., Ma, L.Z., 2016
A survival strategy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa that uses exopolysaccharides to sequester and store iron to stimulate Psl-dependent biofilm formation., Yu, S., Wei, Q., Zhao, T., Guo, Y., Ma, L. Z., 2016
PslG, a self-produced glycosyl hydrolase triggers biofilm disassembly by disrupting exopolysaccharide matrix., Yu, S., Su, T., Wu, H., Liu, H., Wang, D., Zhao, T., Jin, Z., Du, W., Zhu, M., Chua, S., Yang, L., Zhu, D., Gu, L., Ma, L. Z., 2015
The exopolysaccharide Psl-eDNA interaction enables the formation of a biofilm skeleton in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Wang, S., Liu, X., Liu, H., Zhang, L., Guo, Y., Yu, S., Wozniak, D.J., and Ma, L. Z., 2015
Coordination of swarming motility, biosurfactant synthesis, and biofilm matrix exopolysaccharide production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Wang, S., Yu, S., Zhang, Z., Wei, Q., Yan, L., Ai, G., Liu, H., and Ma, L. Z., 2014
Biofilm matrix and its regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa., Wei, Q., and Ma, L-Y., 2013
A spider web strategy of type IV pili-mediated migration to build a fibre-like Psl polysaccharide., Wang, S., Parsek, M.R., Wozniak, D.J., Ma, L. Z., 2013
Synthesis of multiple Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix exopolysaccharides is post-transcriptionally regulated., Ma, L-Y., Wang, J., Wang, S., Anderson E.M., Lam J.S., Parsek, M.R., Wozniak, D.J., 2012
The roles of biofilm matrix polysaccharide Psl in mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms., Ma, L-Y., Wang, S., Wang, D., Parsek, M.R., and Wozniak, D.J., 2012
Assembly and development of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix., Ma, L-Y., Conover, M., Lu, H., Parsek, M. R., Bayles, K. and Wozniak, D.J., 2009
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl is a galactose- and mannose-rich exopolysaccharide., Ma, L-Y., Parsek, M. R. and Wozniak, D.J., 2007
Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa conditional Psl variants reveals roles for the Psl as an adhesin and in maintaining biofilm structure post-attachment., Ma, L-Y., Jackson, K., Parsek, M. R. and Wozniak, D.J., 2006

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