Linda Ma

Linda Ma, Ph.D., is a Regulatory Affairs Senior Specialist at Cepheid, where responsibilities include document collection and curation for regulatory registration since July 2023. Previously, Linda served as a Scientist at Takara Bio USA, Inc., focusing on research and development in the Next Generation Sequencing group, specifically enhancing DNA-seq and RNA-seq strategies. Linda's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of California, Davis, where research involved establishing the role of filamin FLN-2 in the actin regulation pathway. Additionally, Linda gained experience as an International Regulatory Affairs Intern at Cepheid and as an Undergraduate Researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, contributing to studies in nuclear migration and segregation in Neurospora crassa.