Weiyuan Ma, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Periodontology

PhD, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
MS, Peking University
BS, Huazhong University of Science and Techn



• Highly motivated and experienced electrophysiologist with more than five years of experience in ion channel physiology and pharmacology; eight years of experience in brain slice physiology.
• Experienced with molecular and cellular biology approaches; cognitive behavioral testing of normal mice as well as disease models.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Strong ability to manage the challenging work.
• Permanent Resident of the United States.

Specialties: Patch clamp with cultured cells, freshly dissociated cells and brain slices, field recording with hippocampal slices for synaptic plasticity study, in vivo EEG recording with adult mouse brain.
Human and mouse cell line propagation, transient transfection; SDS page, western blot, metabolic pulse labeling, primary neuron cultures, gene silencing with lentivirus. Fluorescence microscopy and confocal microscopy, image analysis. Behavioral neurosciences.

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  1. Edabashi H, Elghadafi R, Rajkanth N, Mody JS, Ma W, Dibart S, Tang X. A hybrid technique for measurement of intra/extracellular proteins. PLoS One. 2023; 18(5):e0282948.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37141290; PMCID: PMC10159171; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282948;
     
  2. Tang X, Cao F, Ma W, Tang Y, Aljahdali B, Alasir M, Salih IE, Dibart S. Cancer cells resist hyperthermia due to its obstructed activation of caspase 3. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2020 May-Jun; 25(3):323-326.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32194353; PMCID: PMC7078503; DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2020.02.008;
     
  3. Carrette LLG, Blum R, Ma W, Kelleher RJ, Lee JT. Tsix-Mecp2 female mouse model for Rett syndrome reveals that low-level MECP2 expression extends life and improves neuromotor function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 08 07; 115(32):8185-8190. PMID: 30038001; PMCID: PMC6094149; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800931115;
     
  4. Carrette LLG, Wang CY, Wei C, Press W, Ma W, Kelleher RJ, Lee JT. A mixed modality approach towards Xi reactivation for Rett syndrome and other X-linked disorders. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 01 23; 115(4):E668-E675. PMID: 29282321; PMCID: PMC5789928; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1715124115;
     
  5. Grishchuk Y, Sri S, Rudinskiy N, Ma W, Stember KG, Cottle MW, Sapp E, Difiglia M, Muzikansky A, Betensky RA, Wong AM, Bacskai BJ, Hyman BT, Kelleher RJ, Cooper JD, Slaugenhaupt SA. Behavioral deficits, early gliosis, dysmyelination and synaptic dysfunction in a mouse model of mucolipidosis IV. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2014 Sep 09; 2:133. PMID: 25200117; PMCID: PMC4173007; DOI: 10.1186/s40478-014-0133-7;
     
  6. Anguera MC, Ma W, Clift D, Namekawa S, Kelleher RJ, Lee JT. Tsx produces a long noncoding RNA and has general functions in the germline, stem cells, and brain. PLoS Genet. 2011 Sep; 7(9):e1002248. PMID: 21912526; PMCID: PMC3164691; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002248;
     
  7. Ma W, Berg J, Yellen G. Ketogenic diet metabolites reduce firing in central neurons by opening K(ATP) channels. J Neurosci. 2007 Apr 04; 27(14):3618-25. PMID: 17409226; PMCID: PMC6672398; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0132-07.2007;
     
  8. Ma W, Korngreen A, Weil S, Cohen EB, Priel A, Kuzin L, Silberberg SD. Pore properties and pharmacological features of the P2X receptor channel in airway ciliated cells. J Physiol. 2006 Mar 15; 571(Pt 3):503-17. PMID: 16423852; PMCID: PMC1805806; DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.103408;
     
  9. Ma W, Silberberg SD, Priel Z. Distinct axonemal processes underlie spontaneous and stimulated airway ciliary activity. J Gen Physiol. 2002 Dec; 120(6):875-85. PMID: 12451055; PMCID: PMC2229561; DOI: 10.1085/jgp.20028695;
     
  10. Ruppelt A, Ma WY, Borchardt K, Silberberg SD, Soto F. Genomic structure, developmental distribution and functional properties of the chicken P2X5 receptor. Journal of Neurochemistry. 2001; 77(5):1256-1265.
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Bar chart showing 29 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 1995 and 1996

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2003-2007 Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute Harvard University, Boston, USA: Dana/Mahoney Fellowship
2002 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel: Kreitman Prize for academic excellence in Ph.D. studies
2002 The Israeli Chemical Society: Annual Award
2002 Chemistry Department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer Sheva, Israel: The Ruth and Milton Orchin award for excellence in Ph.D. studies
2000 Chemistry Department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer Sheva, Israel: Excellent Graduated Students Prize
1998-2002 Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer Sheva, Israel: Zlotowski Excellence Fellowships for Graduate Students (annually awarded)
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