2022.08— 至  今：三亚中国农业大学研究院从事博士后研究工作

2015.09—2022.06：西北农林科技大学 园艺学院，硕博连读，获农学博士学位

2011.09—2015.06：西北农林科技大学 园艺学院，获农学学士学位

蔬菜逆境生物学。

目前主要探究蔬菜作物黄瓜抵御高温等逆境的分子生物学。以促进黄瓜产业发展为目的，挖掘黄瓜耐热机制与调控网络。

1) Ma Xiao, Li Y, Gai WX, Li C, Gong ZH (2021). The CaCIPK3 gene positively regulates drought tolerance in pepper. Horticulture Research. 8(1):216.

2) Ma Xiao, Gai WX, Li Y, Yu YN, Ali M, Gong ZH (2021). The CBL-interacting protein kinase CaCIPK13 positively regulates defence mechanisms against cold stress in pepper. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(5):1655-1667.

3) Ma Xiao, Yu YN, Jia JH, Li QH, Gong ZH (2022). The pepper MYB transcription factor CaMYB306 accelerates fruit coloration and negatively regulates cold resistance. Scientia Horticulturae. 295: 110892.

4) Ma Xiao, Li QH, Qiao YM,ul Haq S, Gong ZH (2020). The CBL-CIPK Pathway in Plant Response to Stress Signals. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21:5668.

5) Ma Xiao, Gai WX, Qiao YM, Ali M, Wei AM, Luo DX, Li QH, Gong ZH (2019). Identification of CBL and CIPK gene families and functional characterization of CaCIPK1 under Phytophthora capsici in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). BMC Genomics. 20(1):775.