Rong Ma

Education

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  Hebei University

  2003 - 2007

  Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

  Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Student Award, Hebei University, 2007. Hebei University Fellowship, Hebei University, 2005-2006. “Excellent Student Leader” Award, Hebei University, 2003-2004.  Development of 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging model (Thesis Research; 2006-2007)  Plant tissue culture and drought-resistant gene transformation to ephedra (Ephedra sinica) (as Research Assistant; 2004-2006)  Undergraduate Student Award, Hebei University, 2007.  Hebei University Fellowship, Hebei University, 2005-2006.  “Excellent Student Leader” Award, Hebei University, 2003-2004.

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  Nankai University

  2007 - 2010

  Master’s Degree Molecular Biology and Plant Physiology

   Development of the screening system for herbicides of phytoene desaturase inhibitor in green alga (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) and transformed E. coli. via HPLC and spectrophotometry  Cultivation of herbicide-tolerant rice (Oryza sativa) through EMS mutagenesis and site-directed mutagenesis

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  2010 - 2015

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Weed Science 3.96

  Activities and Societies: Chair for the Herbicide Physiology section of North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS). Poster Judge at the NCWSS. Reviewer for the scientific journals PLoS ONE and Weed Science. Assistant for Weed Science Agronomy Day. Tour guide for “UIUC Agronomy Day”. Assist and train new students in our lab with their projects. Presented guest lecture for CPSC 426 (Fall 2015). Teaching assistant for CPSC 526 (Spring 2014). Was interviewed by the writer of “AdvanCES in Research”.  M.B. Russell Award, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 2014-2015. First place – Graduate Student Poster Contest, North Central Weed Science Society, 2013. Graduate College Travel Grant, University of Illinois, 2013. Fred W. Slife Fellowship, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 2012-2013. Graduate College Travel Grant, University of Illinois, 2012. Fred W. Slife Fellowship, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois… Show more  M.B. Russell Award, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 2014-2015. First place – Graduate Student Poster Contest, North Central Weed Science Society, 2013. Graduate College Travel Grant, University of Illinois, 2013. Fred W. Slife Fellowship, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 2012-2013. Graduate College Travel Grant, University of Illinois, 2012. Fred W. Slife Fellowship, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 2011-2012. Show less