Xiaomei Ma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Dr. Ma's primary resarch interest is in the epidemiology of chronic non-infectious diseases, particularly malignancies of the human hematopoietic system. Her current research includes (1) selected environmental and genetic factors in the etiology of childhood leukemia; (2) classification and quality of life issues in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes; (3) epidemiology of myeloproliferative disorders; and (4) methodological issues in the design of various types of epidemiologic studies, with an emphasis on case-control studies.
Education
Ph.D. in Epidemiology, University of California at Berkeley, 2001
Courses Taught
CDE 516b Principles of Epidemiology II
Current Research Projects
Childhood Leukemia and Environmental Exposures; Potential Clustering in the Incidence of Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Survival and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndromes; and Epidemiology of Myeloproliferative Disorders.
In the News
Ma Awarded National Cancer Institute Grant to Research Understudied Bone Marrow Disorder
Selected Publications
Ma, X., Metayer, C., Does, M.B., and Buffler, P.A. Maternal Pregnancy Loss, Birth Characteristics, and Childhood Leukemia (United States). Cancer Causes and Control 16: 1075-1083, 2005.
Ma, X., Buffler, P.A., Wiemels, J.L., Selvin, S., Metayer, C., Loh, M., Does, M.B., and Wiencke, J.K. Ethnic Difference in Daycare Attendance, Early Infections, and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention 14: 1928-1934, 2005.
Ma, X., Does, M.B., Metayer, C., Russo, C., Wong, A., and Buffler, P.A. Vaccination History and Risk of Childhood Leukaemia. International Journal of Epidemiology 34: 1100-1109, 2005.
Zheng, S., Ma, X., Zhang, L., Gunn, L., Smith, M.T., Wiemels, J.L., Leung, K., Buffler, P.A., and Wiencke, J.K. Hypermethylation of the 5CpG Island of the FHIT Gene is Associated with Hyperdiploid and Translocation Negative Subtypes of Pediatric Leukemia. Cancer Research 64: 2000-2006, 2004.
Ma, X. and Tucker, M.A. Epidemiologic methods. In: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 7th Edition, DeVita, V.T., et al. (Eds.). Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 217-226, 2004.
Ma, X., Buffler, P.A., Layefsky, M., Does, M.B., and Reynolds, P. Control Selection Strategies in Case-Control Studies of Childhood Diseases. American Journal of Epidemiology 159: 915-921, 2004.
Wiemels, J.L., Leonard, B.C., Wang, Y., Segal, M.R., Hunger, S.P., Smith, M.T., Crouse, V., Ma, X., Buffler, P.A., and Pine, S.R. Site-specific Translocation and Evidence of Postnatal Origin of the t(1;19) E2A-PBX1 Fusion in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 99: 15101-15106, 2002.
Ma, X., Buffler, P.A., Gunier, R.B., Dahl, G., Smith, M.T., Reinier, K., and Reynolds, P. Critical Windows of Exposure to Household Pesticides and Risk of Childhood Leukemia. Environmental Health Perspectives 110: 955-960, 2002.
For a further list of Dr. Ma ’s publications, please see PubMed. |
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