University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Children's Hospital Of Colorado

Yamin Ma MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Pathology (SOM)

Email Address:yamin.ma@cuanschutz.edu

Bio
Research, Publications, Projects

Awards

Rising Star Academic Award, prestige award to the top 1 graduate student for academic excellence, Morehouse School of Medicine, 2011
Shao’ Xiangyi Award, the most honorable award in class of 2000, Shanxi Medical University, 1999
Sha Luo Award for top 1 medical student, Shanxi Medical University, 1999
United Laboratories Pharmaceutical Company Award for top1 medical student, 1999
Excellent Medical Student Award, Shanxi Medical University, 1998
Excellent Medical Student Award, Shanxi Province, 1998

Areas of Expertise

Pediatric Pathology and Molecular Genetic Pathology

Education, Licensure & Certifications

Education:

MD, Shanxi Medical University (2000)

PhD, Morehouse School of Medicine (2015)

Postdoctoral Education:

Emory University, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency (2017-2021)

Washington University in St. Louis, Pediatric Pathology (2021-2022)

Emory University, Molecular Genetic Pathology (2022-2023)

Certifications

Anatomic and Clinical, Board Certification (2021)

Pediatric Pathology, Board Certification (2022)

Professional Memberships:

Society for Pediatric Pathology

Association of Molecular Pathology

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathologists

Research

Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis in pediatric solid tumors and hematolymphoid malignancies.

Publications and Presentations

Articles in Refereed Journals:

Ma Y, Kaushal M, Dehner LP, Pfeifer J, He M. Somatic Copy Number Alterations and Mutation Landscape in Before and Post-treatment Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor. J Clin Transl Pathol. 2024;4(1):1-11. doi: 10.14218/JCTP.2023.00028.
Yamin Ma. The potential application of ChatGPT in Gastrointestinal Pathology. Gastroenterology & Endoscopy. Volume 1, Issue 3, July 2023, Pages 130-131.
Wilke MVMB, de Oliveira BM, Starosta RT, Shinawi M, Lu L, He M, Ma Y, Stoll J, de Souza CFM, de Siqueira ACM, Vieira SMG, Cerski CT, Refosco LF, Schwartz IVD. A Broad Characterization of Glycogen Storage Disease IV Patients: A Clinical, Genetic, and Histopathological Study. Biomedicines. 2023 Jan 26;11(2):363. PubMed PMID: 36830903
Harrison Moosavi, Yamin Ma, Maureen J. Miller, Alexander Duncan. Validation of PLASMIC Score: an academic medical center case series (2012-present). Transfusion. 2020 Jul;60(7):1536-1543. PubMed PMID: 32588918
Xiaoxian Li, Ceyda Sonmez Wetherilt, Uma Krishnamurti, Jing Yang, Yamin Ma, Toncred Styblo, Jane Meisel, Limin Peng, Momin T. Siddiqui, Cynthia Cohen, Ritu Aneja. Stromal PD-L1 expression is associated with better disease free survival in triple negative breast cancer. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2016 Oct;146(4):496-502. PubMed PMID: 27686176
Qiling Li, Wei Xu, Ye Cui, Li Ma, Jendai Richards, Wenzhi Li, Yamin Ma, Guoxing Fu, Tameka Bythwood, Yueling Wang, Xu Li, and Qing Song. A preliminary exploration on DNA methylation of transgene across generations in transgenic rats. Scientific Reports. 2015; 5: 8292. PubMed PMID: 25659774
Jeanetta Holley Floyd, Zhipeng You, Ying-Hsin Hsieh, Yamin Ma, Hsuichin Yang, Phang C. Tai. The dispensability and requirement of SecA N-terminal aminoacyl residues for complementation, membrane binding, lipid-specific domains and channel activities. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Oct 10; 453(1):138-42. PubMed PMID: 25264203
Yamin Ma, Jian Zhao, Jian-Syuan Wong, Li Ma, Wenzhi Li, Guoxing Fu, Wei Xu, Kui Zhang, Rick A. Kittles, Yun Li, Qing Song. Accurate Inference of Local Phased Ancestry of Modern Admixed Populations. Scientific Reports. 2014 Jul 23; 4:5800. PubMed PMID: 25052506
Hongyun Wang, Yamin Ma, Ying-Hsin Hsieh, Hsiuchin Yang, Minyong Li, Binghe Wang, Phang C. Tai. SecAAA trimer is fully functional as SecAA dimer in the membrane: Existence of higher oligomers? Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2014 May 2; 447(2):250-4. PubMed PMID: 24704204
Li Q, Ma Y (Co-First author), Li W, Xu W, Ma L, Fu G, Tian X, Wang Y, Li X, Bythwood T, Richards J, Akinbami MA, Song Q. A promoter that drives gene expression preferentially in male transgenic rats. Transgenic Res. 23(2):341-9, 2014. PubMed PMID: 24338332
Rao W, Ma Y, Ma L, Zhao J, Li Q, Gu W, Zhang K, Bond VC, Song Q. High resolution whole-genome haplotyping using limited seed data. Nature Methods. Jan;10(1):6-7, 2013. PubMed PMID: 23269372
Li Q, Kang T, Tian X, Ma Y, Li M, Richards J, Bythwood T, Wang Y, Li X, Liu D, Ma L, Song Q. Multimeric Stability of Human C-reactive Protein in Archived Specimens. PLoS One. 8(3):e58094, 2013. PubMed PMID: 23516433
Yamin Ma, Xiaolong Ji, Tong Yin, Mingshi Shen. Observation of human erythrocytes under different osmotic pressures by Atomic Force Microscopy. Chinese Journal of Laboratory Diagnosis. Vol. 10 No. 5 P.547-549, 2006
Yamin Ma, Xiaolong Ji. Application of Atomic Force Microscopy in the research of erythrocytes. Chinese Journal of Laboratory Diagnosis. Vol. 10 No. 3(supplement) P.329-330, 2006
Tong Yin, Shiwen Wang, Lei Gao, Xiaolong Ji, Yamin Ma, Wei Guan, Xin Xu. AFM Observing fine structures of rabbits’ endothelium cells of aortae and aortic valves. Chinese Journal of Laboratory Diagnosis. Vol.10 No.1 P.64-67, 2006
Xiumei Meng, Honghong Zhang, Yazhuo Hu, Zhitao Han, Yamin Ma. Effect of anisodamine on the expression of glial fibriliary acidic protein in hippocampus of rats with the ethanol- induced brain damage. Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation. 2006, 10(2)
Yamin Ma, Xiaolong Ji, Tong Yin, Mingshi Shen, Xin Xu, Wei Guan. The observation of human erythrocytes processed by several solutions under Atomic Force Microscopy. Chinese Journal of Laboratory Diagnosis. Vol.9 No.4 P.514-518, 2005
Xiaolong Ji, Yamin Ma, Tong Yin, Mingshi Shen, Xin Xu, Wei Guan. Application of atomic force microscopy in blood research. World Journal of Gastroenterology. March 11(11):1709-1711, 2005
Wei Guan, Xiaolong Ji, Xin Xu, Yamin Ma, Tong Yin, Mingshi Shen. Distribution of elastic fiber in tissues of normal st)omach, stomach ulcer and stomach carcinoma. World Chinese Journal of Digestology. February 1: 13(3):308-311, 2005
Yamin Ma, Xiaolong Ji, Tong Yin. Nine kinds of common liquids observed by Atomic Force Microscopy. Chinese Journal of Laboratory Diagnosis. Vol.8 No.1 P.38-39, 2004
Xin Xu, Xiaolong Ji, Tong Yin, Mingshi Shen, Weihua Li, Yamin Ma. Significance of elastic fibers in diagnosis of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of lung. Chinese Journal of Diagnostic Pathology. Vol.11 No.2 P.78-80, 2004
Xiaolong Ji, Yamin Ma. From inflammatory pseudotumor to inflammatory myofibroblastoma-the development of pathology. Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology. Vol.19 No.3 P.319-320, 2003
Xiaolong Ji, Yamin Ma. Pathological advances of inflammatory pseudotumor. Chinese Journal of Diagnostic Pathology. Vol.10 No.4 P.239-241, 2003

Abstracts/Posters/Platform Presentations:

McKinzie Johnson, Nicholas Willard, Michael Arnold, Jennifer Black, Yamin Ma. A rare case of malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor with mutations in both SMARCB1 and SMARCA4. Society for Pediatric Pathology, Dublin, Ireland, 2024.
Karima Osman, Lori Prok, Josh A Wisell, Yamin Ma, Shyam S Raghavan. Pediatric melanoma with a unique protein kinase C fusion partner. The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP), 61st Annual Meeting, Chicago,IL, 2024.
Yamin Ma, Tanvi Verma, Rayan Saade, Brannon Broadfoot, Bradley Drumheller, Fareed Rajack, Abi Ojo, Kristin Deeb, Linsheng Zhang, Thomas Schneider. Clinical Validation of a Rapid Myeloid Mutation Panel. Association of Molecular Pathology, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2023.
Brannon Broadfoot, Bradley Drumheller, Joshua Lewis, Yamin Ma, Rayan Saade, Thomas Schneider, Abi Ojo MT, Linsheng Zhang, Geoffrey Smith. Spiking Synthetic SNPs for Specimen Tracking as a Quality Improvement Initiative. Association of Molecular Pathology, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022.
Bradley Drumheller, Brannon Broadfoot, Rayan Saade, Yamin Ma, Cindy Lyons, Heather Jones, MB, Charles Hill, Linsheng Zhang. Validation Comparison Using a Single Multiplex Master Mix to a Dual Master Mix Protocol in T-cell Receptor Clonality Assessment. Association of Molecular Pathology, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022.
Yamin Ma, Madhurima Kaushal, Louis P. Dehner, Johan Pfeifer, Mai He. Somatic Copy Number Alterations and Mutation Landscape in Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor. Poster session, Society for Pediatric Pathology, Los Angeles, California, 2022.
Yamin Ma, Burcin Pehlivanoglu, Rebecca C Obeng, Alyssa M. Krasinskas, Michelle D Reid, Yue Xue. Loss of SMAD4 Expression In Colorectal Carcinoma With Pancreatobiliary-Type Morphology: Important Diagnostic Pitfall. Stowell-Orbison/Surgical Pathology/Autopsy Award Poster Session, United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology’s 108th Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, 2019.
Yamin Ma, Jian Zhao, Jian-Syuan Wong, Qing Song. aMAP: Accurate Inference of Ancestry of Modern Admixed Populations. Curtis Parker Research Symposium, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2015
Yamin Ma, Jian Zhao, Jian-Syuan Wong, Qing Song. Accurate and Fast Detection in Ancestry of Modern Admixed Populations (aMAP). Curtis Parker Research Symposium, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2014
Yamin Ma, Jian Zhao, Qing Song. Local Chromosomal Ancestry Analysis. 2013 Southern Cell Biology Research Symposium, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee AL, 2013
Yamin Ma, Jian Zhao, Jian Syuan Wong, Xiaoqing Peng, Qing Song. Analysis of local chromosomal ancestry in haplotype of ASW samples and CEU samples at whole genome level. Curtis Parker Research Symposium, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2013
Yamin Ma, Hsiuchin Yang, Phang C.Tai. Activity Test of N-terminal deletion mutants in Escherichia coli SecA. Poster Day in Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2009
Hongyun Wang, Yamin Ma, Hsiuchin Yang, Phang C.Tai. Evidence that Escherichia coli SecA can function as an oligomer in the membrane. Poster Day in Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2008

Invited Presentations

Invited speaker, “Developing a biomarker to predict recurrence of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast”, Emory Glenn Family Breast Cancer Retreat, Atlanta, Georgia, May 11, 2018
Invited speaker, “Accurate and Fast Detection of Ancestry in Modern Admixed Populations”. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, April 28, 2015

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