Ma Laboratory
Li Ma, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
- Departments, Labs and Institutes
- Labs
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Areas of Research
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Metastasis
- Immunotherapy
- Liver Cancer
- ncRNAs
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Radiation Therapy
- Targeted Therapy
- Tumor Microenvironment
Welcome to the Ma Laboratory!
The overarching goal of the Ma Laboratory is to understand the molecular mechanisms of tumor progression, metastasis and therapy resistance. Currently, our team uses multidisciplinary approaches and mouse models to:
1. Explore non-coding RNA functions in homeostasis and metastasis.
2. Screen for metastasis drivers and study how tumor microenvironment, tumor-host interactions and metabolism regulate metastasis.
3. Investigate the mechanisms of tumor radioresistance and drug resistance (including immunotherapy resistance) and perform preclinical studies.
4. Understand the link between tissue injury repair, regeneration and cancer.
Selected Publications
Funding Support
Title: Non-coding RNA functions in tumor metastasis
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Principal Investigator
Title: The EZH2 deubiquitinase ZRANB1 as a therapeutic target in breast cancer
Funding Source: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Role: Principal Investigator
Title: Discovery of metastasis driver genes
Funding Source: American Cancer Society
Role: Principal Investigator
Join Our Lab
Postdoctoral fellow positions are available to study metastasis and cancer therapy resistance.
Contact Us
Principal Investigator
Phone: 713-792-6590
Email: LMa4@mdanderson.org
Professor, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson
Professor and Regular Member, MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX
Office address:
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology
Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson Cancer Center
Unit 1052 Zayed building, Z7.3030
6565 MD Anderson Blvd,
Houston TX, 77030
Lab address:
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology
Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson Cancer Center
Unit 1052 Zayed building, Z7.2038
6565 MD Anderson Blvd,
Houston TX, 77030