Areas of Focus
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Neuropharmacology
- Mechanisms of Learning and Memory
- Drug Addiction Mechanisms
Work Experience
- 1991-1995 - Postdoctoral Research: University of North Carolina and Bayer Pharmaceuticals
- 1995-present - Professor: Shanghai Medical College/Fudan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1990 - PhD: University of North Carolina, USA
- Received National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- Received Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award
Publications
- Morphine coordinates SST and PV interneurons in the prelimbic cortex to disinhibit pyramidal neurons and enhance reward., Jiang C, Wang X, Le Q, Liu P, Liu C, Wang Z, He G, Zheng P, Wang F, Ma L, 2019
- Drug-seeking motivation level in male rats determines offspring susceptibility or resistance to cocaine-seeking behaviour., Le Q, Yan B, Yu X, Li Y, Song H, Zhu H, Hou W, Ma D, Wu F, Zhou Y, Ma L, 2017
- β-arrestin-biased signaling mediates memory reconsolidation., Liu X, Ma L, Li HH, Huang B, Li YX, Tao YZ, Ma L, 2015
- GRK5 promotes F-actin bundling and targets bundles to membrane structures to control neuronal morphogenesis., Chen YJ, Wang F, Long H, Chen Y, Wu Z, Ma L, 2011
- Chronic cocaine-induced H3 acetylation and transcriptional activation of CaMKII in the nucleus accumbens is critical for motivation for drug reinforcement., Wang L, Lv Z, Hu Z, Sheng J, Hui B, Sun J, Ma L, 2010
Awards
- National Natural Science Second Prize: 2 times
- Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress First Prize: 6 times
- National Teaching Achievement Second Prize
- Shanghai Teaching Achievement First Prize