Research Areas

The Ma lab is dedicated to developing chemical biology tools for interdisciplinary research in chemistry, biology, and biomedical applications. We are interested in these research directions: 1) Develop chemical biology tools for in situ studies of RNA/protein; 2) Investigate the nature of RNA modification, such as glycoRNAs, and epigenetic RNAs; 3) Explore the biological mechanisms of RNA/protein and their relationships with diseases; 4) Utilize RNA/protein as biomarkers to develop early detection methods for diseases. Our goals are to advance the fundamental knowledge of chemical biology, and contribute to translational science in disease early detection.