Internal Medicine and Fellowship Programs

Jian Ma, M.D., Ph.D., FACR

Jian Ma, M.D., Ph.D. FACR INTERNAL MEDICINE, RHEUMATOLOGY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, USF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE EDUCATION Medical School: Heilongjiang Chinese Medical College (1975-1978).   Internship: Medical College of Georgia (1998-1999).   Residency: Medical College of Georgia (1999-2001).  Ren Ji Hospital (1979-1982).   Fellowship: New York University Medical Center and Hospital for Joint Diseases (2001-2003).  Shanghai Second Medical University (1979-1982).   PAST AND PRESENT POSITIONS Assistant Professor of Medicine.  University of South Florida College of Medicine.  2004 - Present.   Staff Rheumatologist, Section of Rheumatology Bay Pines VA Medical Center.  2003 - Present.   Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia.  1997-1998.   Postdoctoral Fellow, Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine.  1991-1995.   Associate Research Scientist, Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine.  1995-1997.   Instructor, Department of Microbiology.  Heilongjiang Chinese Medical College.  1978-1979. PUBLICATIONS Peng, SL., JF Madison, MP Madaio, J Ma, MJ Owen, RA Flavell, AC Hayday, and J Craft.  1997. gdT cell regulation and CD40 ligand dependence in murine systemic autoimmunity.  Journal of Immunology 158:2464.   Ma, J, JC Xu, MP Madaio, Q Peng, J Zhang, IS Grewal, RA Flavell, and J Craft.  1996.  Autoimmune lpr/lpr mice deficient in CD40 ligand; spontaneous Ig class switching with dichotomy of autoantibody responses.  Journal of Immunology 93:396.   Ma, J, N King, SL Chen, R Penny, and S Breit.  1993.  Antibody penetration of viable huma cells; II. Anti-RNP antibodies binding to RNP antigen expressed on cell surface, which may mediate antibody internalization.  Clinical Experimental Immunology 93:396.   Ma J, B Walsh, SL Chen, R Penny and S Breit.  1992.  Restoring antibody activity by dissociative HPLC: demonstration of blocking antibody binding sites with antigen released from effete hybridoma cells.  Journal of Immunological Methods 155:121.   Ma, J, G Chapman, SL Chen, R Penny and S Breit.  1991.  Antibody penetration of viable human cells: I. Increased penetration of hyman lymphocytes by anti-RNP IgG.  Clinical Experimental Immunology 84:83.   Ma, J, G Chapman, SL Chen, R Penny and S Breit.  1987.  Flow cytometry with crystal violet detect intracytoplasmic fluorescence in viable human lymphocytes: demonstration of antibody entering living cells.  Journal of Immunology Methods 104:195.   Ma, J, HQ Hu, and SL Chen.  1987.  Clinical significance of serum CRP in rheumatic diseases.  Shanghi Journal of Immunology 7:29.   Yuan, JM., MF Chen, MD Zhen, and J Ma.  1985.  Clinical significance of urine b2 microglobulin.  Shanghai Journal of Immunology 5:34.   Ma, J, SL Chen and H Yu.  1983.  Anti-extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) antibodies in rheumatic diseases.  Shanghai Journal of Immunology 3:326.   Ma, J. 2002.  Immunopathological changes mediated by penetration of antibodies against intracellular antigens into living cells in system lupus erythematosus.  In Lupus.  Ed. by SL Chen.  Shanghai Science and Technology Press, Shanghai, in press.   Ma, J and SL Chen.  1989.  Raji cell immunoassay.  In Medical Encyclopedia of China: Immunological Diseases.  Ed by XQ Zhang.  Shanghai Science and Technology Press, Shanghai, p13.   Ma, J, and SL Chen.  1989.  Lupus band test.  In Medical Encyclopedia of China: Immunological Diseases.  Ed by XQ Zhang.  Shanghai Science and Technology Press, Shanghai, p15.   Ma, J and SL Chen 1989.  CREST syndrome.  In Medical Encyclopedia of China: Immunological Diseases.  Ed by ZQ Zhang.  Shanghai Science and Technology Press, Shanghai, p. 61.   Ma, J and SL Chen.  1988.  CREST syndrome.  Medical Encyclopedia of China: Rheumatology.  Ed by XQ Zhang.  Shanghai Science and Technology Press, Shanghai, p33.   Ma, J and SL Chen.  1985.  Lupus mice.  World Medicine 3:186.