Victor Pui-Yan Ma

Victor was born in Hong Kong in 1989. He obtained his B.S. degree in chemistry at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2012. Currently, he is a fifth-year graduate researcher in the Department of Chemistry, Emory University under the tutelage of Prof. Khalid Salaita. Here, his primary research centers on understanding the biophysical mechanism of T cell activation. In recognition of his graduate research, Victor has received a number of awards including: Osborn Quayle and Charles Lester Awards (Emory University), BASF/Lindau Fellow for the Nobel Laureate meeting (Lindau Foundation) and the F99/K00 predoc to postdoc transition award (National Cancer Institute).