Dr Renli Ma

Assistant Professor

School: Geography and Natural Sciences

Dr Renli Ma Staffprofile Northumbriauniversity255 Dr Renli Ma is Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemical and Forensic Sciences. He started his higher education at Nankai University in China and obtained his PhD in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. He then worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield, where he also gained an MSc in Molecular and Genetic Medicine, before starting his current post in the School of Life Sciences.

His research is primarily concerning trace elements in biological and environmental systems, particularly in respect of trace element association with biomolecules. Inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is utilised for elemental/ isotopic determination in combination with chromatography/ electrophoresis for chemical speciation. His interests have more recently expanded to studies of organic pollutants and biomarkers in biomedical matrices by chromatography and/or mass spectrometry.

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Key Publications

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(3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane-based immobilization of Pt/WO3 on a microfiber sensor for high sensitivity hydrogen sensing, Gao, Q., Liu, B., Hu, Y., Liu, J., Wan, S., Wu, T., He, X., Lu, P., Yuan, J., Ma, R., Ghassemlooy, F., Farrell, G., Wu, Q. 15 Oct 2023, In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
Health Risk Assessment of Lead in Soils from an Historic Industrial Site in North-East England, Ma, R., Dean, J. 11 Jan 2022, In: Separations
Pressurised fluid extraction, Dean, J., Ma, R. Nov 2010, Handbook of Sample Preparation, London, Blackwell Publishing
Pressurized fluid extraction, Dean, J., Ma, R. 1 Oct 2010, Handbook of sample preparation, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Atomic absorption, atomic emission, and inductively coupled plasma spectroscopies in food analysis, Dean, J., Ma, R. 26 Aug 2008, Handbook of Food Analysis Instruments, Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press
Bioavailability and Bioaccessibility of Metals in the Environment, Ma, R., Gbefa, B., Entwistle, J., Dean, J. Jul 2008, 14th Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium
Bioavailability and Bioaccessibility of Metals in the Environment, Gbefa, B., Dean, J., Ma, R., Entwistle, J. Apr 2008, New Frontiers in Soil Chemical Analysis, (Soil System Sciences - SSS14), European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Expression of the PitA phosphate/metal transporter of Escherichia coli is responsive to zinc and inorganic phosphate levels, Jackson, R., Binet, M., Lee, L., Ma, R., Graham, A., McLeod, C., Poole, R. 2008, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters
Approaches to assess the oral bioaccessibility of persistent organic pollutants: A critical review, Dean, J., Ma, R. Jul 2007, In: Chemosphere
Dermal nickel exposure associated with coin handling and in various occupational settings : assessment using a newly developed finger immersion method, Staton, I., Ma, R., Evans, N., Hutchinson, R., McLeod, C., Gawkrodger, D. Apr 2006, In: British Journal of Dermatology

PGR Supervision

Jonathan Chikankheni ??Morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of quinoa to environmental stresses: from germination to reproductive stages? Start Date: 14/10/2024
Jonathan Chikankheni Physiological response of quinoa to environmental stress: effects on nutritional profile and plant immunity. Start Date: 14/10/2024 End Date: 17/10/2025