Zhiyu Dai

Assistant Professor (Tenure Eligible), General Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix

Research Topics

Pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular disease, endothelial biology.

Degrees/Education

• 2019, Research Assistant Professor (Vascular Biology), Northwestern University
• 2017, Postdoc (Vascular Biology), University of Illinois at Chicago
• 2013, PhD (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Sun Yat-sen University, China
• 2008, BS (Biological Science), Shandong University, China

Honors and Awards

• Grover Conference Young Investigator Award (2019) 
• American Thoracic Society (ATS)/Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), The Aldrighetti Research Award for Young Investigators (2019)
• The XIII USA-China Cardiovascular Symposium Young Investigator Award (2018)
• Pulmonary Hypertension Association International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions Top Abstract Award (2016 and 2018)
• American Thoracic Society International Conference Abstract Scholarship (2018)
• NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00) (2017)
• American Heart Association, Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2015)