A Short Biography:

Sheng-Xing Ma, M.D., M.S, Ph.D. is a Professor in University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine and an Investigator in Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He graduated from the Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, received a Master’s Degree in China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and earned his Ph.D. in the pharmacology at the University of Iowa. He has served on the UCLA School of Medicine faculty since he joined the Department of OB/GYN in 1996. He has awarded and directed 17 grants from the NIH and other organizations (totaling >$5.0 million in funding) as Principal Investigator on the pioneering studies of biomolecular changes involved in physiological regulation, acupuncture mechanisms, mind-body practices, and diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and cancer. His laboratory has developed a painless, non-invasive biocapture device that can sample biomolecules over specific skin regions for studies of biomarkers, pathological changes, therapeutic mechanisms, and meridian system in humans. He has served as a reviewer for NIH Study Sections, a Editorial Board member in several medical journals, a Vice Chair of the Cardiovascular Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medical Societies, and a President of USA Chinese Scholars Association.