EBM Interview: Lie Ma

Lie Ma graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology in 1999 as a bachelor. He pursued his graduate study at Zhejiang University, receiving his Ph.D in 2004, under the supervision of Prof. Jiacong Shen and Prof. Changyou Gao. He joined Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, as a faculty from 2004. He was appointed an associate professor in 2006 and professor in 2011 at Zhejiang University.

His research interests are advanced materials for tissue-induced regeneration and bio-electronics integrated materials. As the project leader, he has gotten more than 10 projects from National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research Program of China, and National High Technology Research and Development Program of China et.al. He has published more than 100 papers in Advanced Science, ACS Nano, and Biomaterials et al., and achieved more than 10 patents and 4 Scientific and Technological Award of Zhejiang Province.

Here is the interview we did with him

1. Could you briefly introduce your current research field?

My research interests are advanced materials for tissue repair and regeneration, including tissue-induced biomaterials, dynamic biomaterials, and flexible electronics-integrated biomaterials.

2. What obstacles or difficulties have you encountered in your research work? How did you overcome these difficulties?

There will be many kinds of obstacles when you enter the Garden of Science. In my opinion, how to find the true question and propose an inspiring answer with your feature is the most difficult one. Discussion and collaboration with clinicians is helpful to overcome these difficulties.

3. What attracted you to join the BAM editorial Board team?

BAM is young but growing fast, covers broadly but focusing on the frontier.  

4. What are your expectations for the future development of Bioactive Materials and its promotion of related fields?

BAM exerts influence not only to scientists, but also clinicians and even industry.

5. What is your greatest hobby outside of scientific work?

Reading books outside of my major.

6. How do you balance scientific research work and personal life?

I like a saying that “work is just a part of life”

7. What do you think is the most important quality for researchers?

Open-mind and persisting

8. What advice do you have for young scholars who are determined to engage in scientific research?

Working hard and then waiting for the blooming flower.