Areas of Focus
- Carcinogenic pathways and tumor microenvironment
- Tumor endogenous immune escape mechanisms
- Cancer immunotherapy
Work Experience
- 2015/10 to present, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Researcher
- 2014/02 to 2015/06, University Hospital Zurich, Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2013/01 to 2014/08, University of Zurich, Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007/10 to 2012/09, PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Twente
- 2005/09 to 2007/07, Master in Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Groningen (cum laude)
- 2001/09 to 2005/06, Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Lanzhou University
- 2011: National Scholarship for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
Publications
- Comparative evaluation of antitumor effects of TNF superfamily costimulatory ligands delivered by mesenchymal stem cells, Gui L, Wang Z, Lou W, Yekehfallah V, Basiri M, Gao WQ, Wang Y, Ma B, 2024
- Generation and functional characterization of PLAP CAR-T cells against cervical cancer cells, Yekehfallah V, Pahlavanneshan S, Sayadmanesh A, Momtahan Z, Ma B, Basiri M, 2022
- CD24 is a superior immunotherapeutic target to PD-1 in a mouse model of Helicobacter-induced gastric cancer, Ji L, Peng P, Gui L, Yuan P, Qian W, Wang Y, Gao WQ, Ma B, 2022
- CCL28 downregulation attenuates pancreatic cancer progression through tumor cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic mechanisms, Yan J, Yuan P, Gui L, Wang Z, Yin P, Gao WQ, Ma B, 2021
- β-Catenin inhibition shapes tumor immunity and synergizes with immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, Wang C, Yan J, Yin P, Gui L, Ji L, Ma B, Gao WQ, 2020
- Targeted delivery of CXCL9 and OX40L by mesenchymal stem cells elicits potent antitumor immunity, Yin P, Gui L, Wang C, Yan J, Liu M, Ji L, Wang Y, Ma B, Gao WQ, 2020
- Blockade of β-catenin-induced CCL28 suppresses gastric cancer progression via inhibition of Treg cell infiltration, Ji L, Qian W, Gui L, Ji Z, Yin P, Lin GN, Wang Y, Ma B, Gao WQ, 2020
- Crosstalk between Wnt/β-catenin and NF-κB signaling during inflammation, Ma B, Hottiger MO, 2016
- WNT/β-catenin signaling inhibits CBP-mediated RelA acetylation and expression of a proinflammatory subset of NF-κB target genes, Ma B, Fey M, Hottiger MO, 2015
- T cell factor 4 is a pro-catabolic and apoptotic factor in human articular chondrocytes by potentiating nuclear factor κB signaling, Ma B, van Blitterswijk CA, Karperien M, 2013
- A Wnt/β-catenin negative feedback loop inhibits interleukin-1-induced matrix metalloproteinase expression in human articular chondrocytes, Ma B, van Blitterswijk CA, Karperien M, 2012
- Repression of vascular endothelial growth factor expression by the runt-related transcription factor 1 in acute myeloid leukemia, Ter Elst A, Ma B, Scherpen FJG, de Jonge HJ, Douwes J, Wierenga AT, Schuringa JJ, Kamps WA, de Bont ES, 2011
Awards
- 2016: Shanghai Universities Young Eastern Scholar
