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      <img src="/_resources/MSMimages/FacultyDirectoryImages/MBI/lima.jpg" alt="Li Ma, M.D., Ph.D."></img>
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   <name>Li Ma, M.D., Ph.D.</name>
   <title>Research Instructor</title>
   <department>Microbiology, Biochemistry &amp; Immunology</department>
   <email>lma@msm.edu</email>
   <title2></title2>
   <department2></department2>
   <phone>(404) 756-5056</phone>
   <location>Research Wing, Room 107</location>
   <education>
      <strong>GRADUATE:</strong>
      <br></br>Morehouse School of Medicine
      <br></br>
      <strong>Degree: </strong>Doctor of Philosophy in Genomics
      <br></br>
      <br></br>SUN Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China
      <br></br>
      <strong>Degree: </strong>Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology
      <br></br>
      <br></br>
      <br></br>
      <strong>MEDICAL SCHOOL:</strong>
      <br></br>Wannan Medical College, Anhui, China
      <br></br>
      <strong>Degree: </strong>Doctor of Medicine
   </education>
   <research>My research interest is focused on the big data analysis, and development of high-throughput
      technologies, analytical software and references.
   </research>
   <boardcerts></boardcerts>
   <publications>
      <p>
         <strong>Ma L</strong>, Xiao Y, Huang H, Wang Q, Rao W, Feng Y, Zhang K, Song Q. (2010) Direct determination
         of molecular haplotypes by chromosome microdissection. Nat Methods. 7(4):299-301.
         PMID: 20305652, PMCID: PMC2871314.
         <br></br>
         <br></br>Rao W, Ma Y, 
         <strong>Ma L</strong>, Zhao J, Li Q, Gu W, Zhang K, Bond VC, Song Q. (2013) Highresolution whole-genome
         haplotyping using limited seed data. Nat Methods. 10(1):6-7. PMID: 23269372, PMCID:
         PMC3835542.
         <br></br>
         <br></br>Ma Y, Zhao J, Wong JS, 
         <strong>Ma L</strong>, Li W, Fu G, Xu W, Zhang K, Kittles RA, Li Y, Song Q. (2014) Accurate inference of
         local phased ancestry of modern admixed populations. SciRep. 4:5800. PMID: 25052506,
         PMCID: PMC4107375.
         <br></br>
         <br></br>Xu W, 
         <strong>Ma L</strong>, Li W, Brunson TA, Tian X, Richards J, Li Q, Bythwood T, Yuan Z, Song Q. (2015) Functional
         pseudogenes inhibit the superoxide production. Precision Medicine. 1(1). PMID: 26086043,
         PMCID: PMC 4467915.
         <br></br>
         <br></br>
      </p>
   </publications>
   <awards>
      <p>2010 - Corebuxx award, RCMC Center of Excellence for Clinical and Translational Research
         (R-center) Corebuxx Voucher Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, GA
         <br></br>
         <br></br>2010 - Emerging Scholar Graduate Student Achievement Award
         <br></br>
         <br></br>2004 - Honored the Outstanding Graduate Students, Sun Yat-sen University, China
      </p>
   </awards>
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