Profile

Yan Ma

Background

After a PhD in plant immune mechanisms and Postdoc in signalling specificity in root development, Yan joined the GMI as a junior group leader in 2024 to start a new research direction in plant-insect interactions.

Academic Qualifications

BSc, Plant Science, University of Manchester, UK 2012
PhD, Plant Pathology, The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), Norwich, UK 2017

Professional Training

Postdoc, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK 2017 – 2018
Postdoc, University of Lausanne, CH 2018 – 2023

Awards & Fellowships

John Innes Foundation, Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research (PhD Award), 2017
EMBO, Non-stipendiary Long-term Fellow, 2019-2021
FEBS Federation of European Biochemical Societies, Long-term Fellow, 2019-2020
MSCA-IF, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow, 2020-2022

Publications

Here is a list of all of Dr. Ma's publications.

Contact

yan.ma(at)gmi.oeaw.ac.at

Group members

Group Leader

Yan MA

Senior Postdocs

Postdoctoral Fellows

Byron RUSNAK

PhD Students

Bioinformaticians

Senior Research Assistants

Marina SILVESTRE VANO

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Research

Profile

Yan Ma

Background

Academic Qualifications

Professional Training

Awards & Fellowships

Publications

Contact

Group members

Group Leader

Senior Postdocs

Postdoctoral Fellows

PhD Students

Bioinformaticians

Senior Research Assistants

Research Assistants

Interns and Master Students

Visiting Scientists

Contact

Vienna BioCenter

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