Qianqian Ma
Research Investigator
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolQianqian Ma is a research investigator and protein biochemist with nearly a decade of hands-on experience in structural biology, specializing in cryo-EM grid preparation, data collection and processing, and protein biochemistry across plant and human systems. She has led structural and functional studies of lipid-metabolizing enzymes in neurons, optimizing expression and purification workflows and demonstrating kinase activity in vitro while tackling challenges like preferred particle orientation. Her PhD work on chloroplast protein transport produced novel mechanistic models and diverse technical expertise from blue-native PAGE to cross-linking and confocal microscopy. Based in Ann Arbor, she thrives in interdisciplinary teams and applies structural tools to both fundamental biology and drug discovery. An underappreciated strength is her ability to bridge membrane protein biochemistry with single-particle methods, making her well-suited to study small, flexible complexes that are often refractory to standard approaches.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology at Miami UniversityBachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at China Agricultural University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (4)
google9
python9
certificate8
automation8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
qianqianshao/Drop-seq_ST
Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:76 commits, 71 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
qianqianshao/Tcf21Interstitial
Jul 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:1 release, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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