Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Jul 2010—present: PhD candidate, Department of Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Thesis mentors: Dr. Lilianna Solnica-Krezel and Dr. Robert. J. Coffey.
Aug 2007—Jun 2010: PhD candidate, Department of Biology, Vanderbilt University, USA. Thesis mentors: Dr. Lilianna Solnica-Krezel and Dr. Robert. J. Coffey.
Sep 2004—May 2007 MSc: Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Thesis mentor: Dr. Shawn S. C. Li.
Sep 2000—July 2004 BS in Biotechnology: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, China. Thesis mentor: Dr. Laijun Xing and Dr. Qi Zhang.
PUBLICATIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS
1. Terence J. Van Raay, Nicholas J. Fortino, Bryan W. Miller, Haiting Ma, Garnet Lau, Cunxi Li, Jeffery L. Franklin, Liliana Attisano, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Robert J. Coffey. Naked1 antagonizes Wnt signaling by preventing nuclear accumulation of β−catenin. PLoS One. (2011) 6(4):e18650.
2. Chenggang Wu*, Haiting Ma*, Kevin R. Brown, Matt Geisler, Lei Li, Eve Tzeng, Christina Y. H. Jia, Igor Jurisica and Shawn S.-C. Li. Systematic identification of SH3 domain-mediated human protein- protein interactions by peptide array target screening. Proteomics 7 (2007):1775-1785. (* denotes equal contributions).
3. Qi Zhang, Mingchun Li, Haiting Ma, Ying Sun, Laijun Xing. Identification and
characterization of a novel Δ6-fatty acid desaturase gene from Rhizopus arrhizus. FEBS Letters 556
(2004): 81-85.
4. Qi Zhang, Mingchun Li, Ying Sun, Haiting Ma, Laijun Xing, Hongyan Sun, Yong Ren. Influence of sequence modification flanking AUG codon on Δ6-fatty acid desaturase gene expression. Acta
Microbiologica Sinica 44 (2004): 536-539.
5. Qi Zhang, Mingchun Li, Hongyan Sun, Ying Sun, Haiting Ma, Laijun Xing. “Progress on molecular biology of Δ6-fatty acid desaturases.” Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 20 (2004): 319-324.
6. Qi Zhang, Mingchun Li, Ying Sun, Haiting Ma, Yong Ren, Laijun Xing. Cloning and heterologous expression of a novel Δ6-fatty acid desaturase gene from Rhizopus arrhizus NK030037. Yi Chuan Xue
Bao 31 (2004): 740-749. SOLICITED PEER-REVIEW
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PRESENTATION AT MEETINGS AND SYMPOSIA
1. Haiting Ma, Cunxi Li, Robert J Coffey, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel. Zebrafish placenta-specific 8.1 (plac8.1) links ubiquitination regulating protein Cops4 to motile cilia morphogenesis and function. Selected talk, Society for Developmental Biology 71st Annual Meeting. Montreal, QC, Canada.
2. Haiting Ma. Connection of ubiquitination regulating protein Cops4 to motile cilia morphogenesis and function revealed by zebrafish placenta-specific 8.1 (plac8.1). 20th Annual Developmental Biology Retreat. 2012. Washington University in St. Louis.
3. Haiting Ma. Plac8.1 affects motile cilia and cell adhesion during zebrafish embryogenesis. Apr 4, 2012. Developmental biology research forum, Washington University in St. Louis.
4. Haiting Ma, Cunxi Li, Robert J Coffey, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel. Zebrafish placenta-specific 8.1 (plac8.1) is required for motile cilia morphogenesis and function. Poster presentation, Society for Developmental Biology 70th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
5. Haiting Ma. Zebrafish placenta-specific 8.1 (plac8.1) is required for motile cilia morphogenesis and function. 19th Annual Developmental Biology Retreat. 2011. Washington University in St. Louis. Winning the Viktor Hamburger Award for the best student talk.
6. Haiting Ma. Functional characterization of zebrafish placenta-specific 8.1 (plac8.1). Apr 13, 2012. Developmental biology research forum, Washington University in St. Louis.
7. Haiting Ma, Cunxi Li, Robert J Coffey, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel. Zebrafish placenta-specific 8.1 (plac8.1) is required for motile cilia morphogenesis and activity. Feb 26, 2011. The sixteenth annual graduate student research symposium, Washington University in St. Louis.
8. Haiting Ma, Cunxi Li, Robert J Coffey, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel. 2010. Zebrafish placenta-specific 8 (plac8) homolog is required for motile cilia activity, and its overexpression results in gastrulation defects. Oral presentation. The 9th international meeting on zebrafish development and genetics. Madison, WI. 9. Haiting Ma. Functional characterization of zebrafish homolog of placenta specific 8 (plac8). Mar 26, 2010. Invited talk, Vanderbilt University the 24th graduate student research symposium.
10. Terry Van Raay, Haiting Ma, Nicholas J. Fortino, Cunxi Li, Jeffery L. Franklin, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Robert J. Coffey. 2010. Naked1 Antagonizes Wnt Signaling by Preventing Nuclear Accumulation of β- catenin. Poster presentation. The 9th international meeting on zebrafish development and genetics. Madison, WI.
11. Nanbing (Jade) Li, Haiting Ma, Seok-Hyung Kim, Diane Sepich, Taylur Ma, Kathryn Helde, Cecilia Moens, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel. 2010. Morphogenic defects in maternal zytotic dachsous1 mutants. Poster presentation. The 9th international meeting on zebrafish development and genetics. Madison, WI.
12. Haiting Ma, Cunxi Li, Robert J Coffey, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel. 2009. Zebrafish homolog of placenta
specific 8 (plac8) may be required for cilia function. Poster presentation, Program of Developmental
Biology of Vanderbilt University retreat. Buchanan, TN.
13. Haiting Ma, Seok-Hyung Kim, Nanbing Li, Diane Sepich, Taylur Ma, Kathryn Helde, Cecilia Moens, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel. 2009. Role of dachsous1 (dchs1), a protocadherin gene during early embryonic development of zebrafish. Poster presentation, Society for Developmental Biology 68th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
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14. Haiting Ma, Terence J. Van Raay, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Robert J. Coffey. 2008. Characterization of potential protein-protein interaction of zebrafish Naked Cuticle (Nkd1) and β-catenin. Poster presentation, Vanderbilt University Department of Biological Science retreat, Nashville, TN.
15. Haiting Ma, Chenggang Wu, Eve Tzeng, Shawn S.C. Li. 2007. Characterization of interaction of phospholipase C (PLC)-γ1 SH3 domain with hematopoietic progenitor kinase-1 (HPK1). Poster presentation, University of Western Ontario Department of Biochemistry retreat, London, Ontario.
SELECTED SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACADEMIC AWARDS
June 2011 Victor Hamburger award for best student talk. Washington University in St. Louis Program of Developmental Biology retreat.
July 2009 Vanderbilt University graduate school travel grant. 2005-2006 Western Graduate Research Scholarship (WGRS).
2004-2005 International Graduate Student Scholarship (IGSS) and Special University Scholarship (SUS).
2003-2004 The First-Class Scholarship of Nankai University;
“Bao-steel” Scholarship (endowed by Bao-steel Education Fund). 2002-2003 National Scholarship (the First-Class).
EXPERIENCE
Apr 2011- Dec 2011 Student consultant for the BALSA group at Washington University in St. Louis. Sep 2007-Apr 2009 Volunteering at Vanderbilt University Hospital burn center, emergency room and
Red Cross at Nashville
March 26, 2010 Chair of the session “Cell signaling in normal and diseased conditions.” at Vanderbilt University the 24th graduate student research symposium.
Jan 2009- Nov 2009 Teaching assistant for Biological Sciences 111 at Vanderbilt University. Sep 2004-Nov 2004 Teaching assistant for Medical Genetics 400 at University of Western Ontario.