Ⅰ. 教学工作
观赏植物发育生物、园艺商品学、Advanced Plant Biology
Ⅱ. 科研工作
从事观赏作物花朵开放品质形成和保持的分子生理机制研究，包括：
1. 菊花成花机制研究
菊花是全球重要的观赏作物之一，也是典型的短日照植物，其花芽分化严格依赖于短日照信号，是研究植物成花调控的优良材料。菊花商品化周年生产要依赖于人工光周期调节，不仅费时而且耗能。因此，探究菊花成花机制，改良菊花成花品质，既具有园艺学意义又具有植物学意义。我的研究主要探究菊花不同品种及其近源种间成花机制的异同。
2. 月季花瓣脱落的分子调控机理研究
月季是世界范围应用最广泛也是商品价值最高的鲜切花之一，其观赏价值主要取决于花朵的开放寿命，而花朵的开放寿命又由花瓣脱落的时间决定。因此，认知花瓣脱落机理，选育花瓣不易脱落型月季新种质，对于月季产业具有重要的现实意义。我的研究主要探究激素互作在月季花瓣离区形成和脱落激活中的作用。
科研项目
1. 国家自然基金面上项目，生长素响应因子ARFs调节月季花瓣离区形成的机理解析，2017-2020年，主持
2. 国家优秀青年科学基金项目，观赏作物成花机理与品质调控，2019-2021年，主持
3. 国家自然基金面上项目，菊花GT-2型Trihelix转录因子参与低温诱导成花的机制解析，2021-2024，主持
4. 国家重点研发计划项目, 花卉优质高效品种筛选及配套栽培技术,2019-2022年，子课题负责人
论文及著作
1. Chao Ma#, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Junping Gao. 2021, Regulatory mechanisms underlying activation of organ abscission. Annual Plant Reviews, 4: 27-56.
2. Yue Liang, Chuyan Jiang, Yang Liu, Yuerong Gao, Jingyun Lu, Palinuer Aiwaili, Zhangjun Fei, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Bo Hong, Chao Ma#, Junping Gao#. 2020, Auxin regulates sucrose transport to repress petal abscission in rose (Rosa hybrida). Plant Cell, 32: 3485-3499.
3. Jingyun Lu*, Yanjie Xu*, Youwei Fan, Yaru Wang, Guifang Zhang, Yue Liang, Chuyan Jiang, Bo Hong, Junping Gao, Chao Ma#. 2019, Proteome and Ubiquitome Changes during Rose Petal Senescence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20:6108.
4. Yuerong Gao*, Yang Liu*, Yue Liang, Jingyun Lu, Chuyan Jiang, Zhangjun Fei, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Chao Ma#, Junping Gao#. 2019, Rosa hybrida RhERF1 and RhERF4 mediate ethylene and auxin-regulated petal abscission by influencing pectin degradation. Plant Journal, 99:1159-1171
5. Qian Wei*, Chao Ma*, Yanjie Xu, Tianle Wang, Yiyu Chen, Jing Lü, Lili Zhang, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Bo Hong#, Junping Gao#. 2017, Control of chrysanthemum flowering through integration with an aging pathway. Nature Communications, 8:829
6. Lin Wu*, Nan Ma*, Yangchao Jia, Yi Zhang, Ming Feng, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Chao Ma#, Junping Gao#. 2017, An ethylene-induced regulatory module delays flower senescence by regulating cytokinin content. Plant Physiology, 173:853-862
7. Yuerong Gao*, Chun Liu*, Xiaodong Li, Haiqian Xu, Yue Liang, Nan Ma, Zhangjun Fei, Junping Gao, Cai-zhong Jiang#, Chao Ma#. 2016, Transcriptome profiling of petal abscission zone and functional analysis of an Aux/IAA family gene RhIAA16 involved in petal shedding in rose. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7:1375
8. Chao Ma, Shimon Meir, Langtao Xiao, Jianhua Tong, Qing Liu, Michael S. Reid#, Cai-Zhong Jiang#. 2015, A KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX protein, KD1, regulates abscission in tomato by modulating the auxin pathway. Plant Physiology, 167:844-853
9. Chao Ma*, Hong Wang*, Andrew J. Macnish, Alejandro C. Estrada-Melo, Jin Lin, Youhong Chang, Michael S. Reid, Cai-Zhong Jiang. 2015, Transcriptomic analysis reveals numerous diverse protein kinases and transcription factors involved in desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia. Horticulture Research, 2:15034
Ⅲ. 奖励情况
2018年 国家优秀青年基金获得者
