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Chinese Name

馬元

Biography

Dr. Ma Yuan graduated with a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the Peking University Health Science Center in 2019. In the same year, he was appointed as an associate researcher at the Meng Chao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, focusing on early diagnosis and clinical research of new treatments for liver cancer. In 2020, he joined the School of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University as a postdoctoral researcher and was promoted to research assistant professor in 2022. He is dedicated to exploring the use of small nucleic acid drugs for cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well as targeted therapy in the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine. In the same year, Dr. Ma was elected as the Secretary-Hong Kong Association of Herbal Pharmacology.

Dr. Ma's research interests over the past decade have focused on the development of natural products and nucleic acid drugs in the fields of oncology and orthopedic diseases. His representative work has been published in journals such as Biomaterials, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. He has led or participated in numerous provincial and national funding projects.

Research Interests

1. Aptamer based translation and modernization of natural products

2. Artificial intelligence aided high affinity modification of aptamers

3. Aptamer functionalized nanomedicines for oncology and orthopedic diseases.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

phD

1 Sept 20155 Jan 2019

M.S., Peking University Health Science Center

1 Sept 20131 Jul 2015

B.S., Peking University Health Science Center

1 Sept 20091 Jul 2013

Keywords

  • QD Chemistry

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