Principal Investigator

Dr. Ma is the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Bioengineering Living Systems in the Center for Immunotherapy & Precision Immuno-Oncology (CITI) at Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic.

The overarching research goals for his research team are to develop and leverage a multidisciplinary approach that combines engineering with biology and medicine for tissue engineering, disease modeling, and therapy screening, which aims to positively impact human healthcare and wellness.

Dr. Ma received his B.S. in Biotechnology in 2013 and Ph.D. in Animal Biotechnology (Cellular Engineering) in 2017, both from Northwest A&F University. Prior to his appointment at CITI, he was a Research Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow at New York University.

Dr. Ma has been awarded nationally and internationally, such as National Scholarship for Encouragement Award from College of Innovation and Experiment, NWAFU (2013), National Scholarship for Graduate Students Award from the Ministry of Education, China (2016), Outstanding Graduates Award from College of Veterinary Medicine, NWAFU (2017), Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from Cancer Research Institute (2021), DMM Conference Travel Grant Award from the Company of Biologists (2021), Post-Doctoral Researcher Travel Award from BMES-CMBE (2022), NSF I-Corps Award (2022), Tony B. Academic Award from SLAS (2022&2024), as well as Young Researcher Award from Lush Prize (2024).