课题组主要聚焦于蛋白质或脂类糖基化修饰与生殖健康、胚胎发育的基础与临床研究，主要研究唾液酸糖基化修饰影响精子成熟与受精、胚胎植入、性激素调控，以及胚胎发育的分子基础，及其与临床相关疾病间的相关性研究。

主持课题：

2019.1-2021.12，附睾头部主细胞ST3GAL2对精子唾液酸化及其功能的调控研究（31800677）

发表论文：

(1) Yu-Jia Zhai; Ying Feng; Xue Ma; Fang Ma ; Defensins: defenders of human reproductive health, Human Reproduction Update, 2022, 29(1): 126-156.

(2) Feng, Ying; Ma, Xue; Deng, Liwen; Yao, Bin; Xiong, Ying; Wu, Yilun; Wang, lin; Ma, Qianghong; Ma, Fang ; Role of Selectins and their Ligands in Human Implantation Stage, Glycobiology, 2017, 27(5): 385-391.

(3) Ma, Xue; Pan, Qian; Feng, Ying; Choudhury, Biswa P.; Ma, Qianhong; Gagneux, Pascal; Ma, Fang ; Sialylation Facilitates the Maturation of Mammalian Sperm and Affects Its Survival in Female Uterus, Biology of Reproduction, 2016, 94(6): 1-10.

(4) Liu, Nuozhou; Ma, Fang; Feng, Ying; Ma, Xue ; The Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Thyroid Function in U.S. Adult Males, Nutrients, 2021, 13(10): 0-3330.

(5) Gong, Yan-Ju; Feng, Ying; Cao, Yuan-Yuan; Zhao, Jia; Wu, Wei; Zheng, Ya-Yun; Wu, Jia-Rui; Li, Xin; Yang, Gui-Zhi; Zhou, Xue ; Huntingtin-associated protein 1 plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes by regulating the translocation of GLUT4 in mouse adipocytes., BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care, 2020, 8(1).