Leyao Ma received the Bachelor degree in Clinical Medicine from Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, in 2022. She is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in rheumatology with the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Her research interests include Janus kinase inhibitors in treating systemic lupus erythematosus and the pathogenesis and treatment of connective tissue disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.