Areas of Focus
- Starch biosynthesis-structure-function relationship
- Starch-based material design and functional development
Work Experience
- April 2023 - Present: Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2018 - Master's Degree: Northwest A&F University
- 2022 - PhD: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Supervisors: Zhongquan Sui and Harold Corke
- Published 16 SCI papers, 3 in Chinese core journals, 1 highly cited paper, 12 in Chinese Academy of Sciences First Division
- Filed 11 national invention patents, 6 granted
- Co-authored 'Physical modifications of starch' 2nd edition and 'Food Experiment Optimization Design (3rd Edition)'
Publications
- Architecture of outer shell and inner blocklets of rice starch granule is related to starch granule-associated proteins, M. T. Ma, Z. K. Xu, X. J. Chen, C. C. Zhang, Z. Y. Liu, D. Cantre, H. T. Li, Z. Q. Sui, H. Corke, 2022
- Removal of starch granule-associated proteins alters the physicochemical properties of diverse small granule starches, M. T. Ma, H. X. Zhu, Z. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Sui, H. Corke, 2021
