Professor | Wei Ma | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Wei Ma
Contact Information	wma@sjtu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

Name

Wei Ma

Contact Information

wma@sjtu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1982-1986 Bachelor: East China Normal University 1986-1989 Master's: East China Normal University 1998-2002 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Work Experience	1989-2006 - Shanghai Experimental Animal Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences - SPF Room Director 2006-2008 - Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Microbial Metabolism Laboratory 2002-Present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1982-1986 Bachelor: East China Normal University
1986-1989 Master's: East China Normal University
1998-2002 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Work Experience

1989-2006 - Shanghai Experimental Animal Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences - SPF Room Director
2006-2008 - Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Microbial Metabolism Laboratory
2002-Present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences

Areas of Focus	Microbial-higher plant interactions: signaling molecules, signaling pathways, and evolutionary biology Endophytic bacterial colony structure and evolution in higher plants Isolation and biosynthesis of medicinal natural products from endophytic bacteria in higher plants High-throughput screening of microbial source genes for crop trait improvement and transgenic function research
Publications	Towards engineering increased pantothenate (vitamin B5) levels in plants, Ereck Chakauya, Katy M. Coxon, Wei Ma, Mary V., MacDonald, Tina Barsby, Chris Abell, Alison G. Smith, 2008 Cloning and Characterization of Long-Chain Fatty Alcohol Oxidase LjFAO1 in Lotus japonicus, Shilan Zhao, Zhixin Lin, Wei Ma, Da Luo, Qi Cheng, 2008 Control of petal shape and floral zygomorphy in Lotus japonicus, Feng X, Zhao Z, Tian Z, Xu S, Luo Y, Cai Z, Wang Y, Yang J, Wang Z, Weng L, Chen J, Zheng L, Guo X, Luo J, Sato S, Tabata S, Ma W, Cao X, Hu X, Sun C, Luo D, 2006 Wrinkled petals and stamens 1, is required for the morphogenesis of petals and stamens in Lotus japonicus, Chen JH, Pang JL, Wang LL, Luo YH, Li X, Cao XL, Lin K, Ma W, Hu XH, Luo D, 2006

Areas of Focus

Microbial-higher plant interactions: signaling molecules, signaling pathways, and evolutionary biology
Endophytic bacterial colony structure and evolution in higher plants
Isolation and biosynthesis of medicinal natural products from endophytic bacteria in higher plants
High-throughput screening of microbial source genes for crop trait improvement and transgenic function research

Publications

Towards engineering increased pantothenate (vitamin B5) levels in plants, Ereck Chakauya, Katy M. Coxon, Wei Ma, Mary V., MacDonald, Tina Barsby, Chris Abell, Alison G. Smith, 2008
Cloning and Characterization of Long-Chain Fatty Alcohol Oxidase LjFAO1 in Lotus japonicus, Shilan Zhao, Zhixin Lin, Wei Ma, Da Luo, Qi Cheng, 2008
Control of petal shape and floral zygomorphy in Lotus japonicus, Feng X, Zhao Z, Tian Z, Xu S, Luo Y, Cai Z, Wang Y, Yang J, Wang Z, Weng L, Chen J, Zheng L, Guo X, Luo J, Sato S, Tabata S, Ma W, Cao X, Hu X, Sun C, Luo D, 2006
Wrinkled petals and stamens 1, is required for the morphogenesis of petals and stamens in Lotus japonicus, Chen JH, Pang JL, Wang LL, Luo YH, Li X, Cao XL, Lin K, Ma W, Hu XH, Luo D, 2006

Microbial Interactions Signaling Molecules Signaling Pathways Evolutionary Biology Endophytic Bacteria Colony Structure Natural Products Biosynthesis High-Throughput Screening Transgenic Research

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