Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Assistant Professor, Clinical Translational Sciences | Assistant Professor, BIO5 Institute
Dr. Dai received his B.S. from Shandong University, China; and Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Sun Yat-sen University, China. Dr. Dai completed his postdoctoral training in lung vascular biology at University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University. Dr. Dai's research interest is studying the role of cellular mechanisms for severe pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension and identification of novel targets for pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Dai was funded by NHLBI R01, Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00), ATS/PHA Foundation Research Program, and AHA Career Development Award. Research topics: Pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular disease, endothelial biology.