1991-1995: Postdoctoral Researcher at Salk Institute, USA
2012: Leader of 'Jiangsu Science and Technology Innovation Team'
2012: Recipient of Jiangsu Province 'May 1st Labor Honor Medal'
1989-1991 - Fudan University - Lecturer
1991-1995 - Salk Institute, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher
1995-1998 - Gene Therapy Unit, Baxter Healthcare Corp., USA - Researcher
1998-2004 - Revivicor Inc, USA - Senior Researcher, Director of Molecular Biology Laboratory
2004-2008 - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA - Associate Professor at Starzl Transplantation Institute
2009-2012 - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA - Adjunct Associate Professor
2009-present - Nanjing Medical University - Distinguished Professor
2010: Zijin Talent
2011: Jiangsu Province 'Double Innovation Talent'
2011: Jiangsu Province 'May 1st Labor Honor Medal'
2018: Tianyuan Scholar
Research
Xenotransplantation Gene Editing and Disease Animal Models
Critical role of arachidonic acid-activated mTOR signaling in breast carcinogenesis and angiogenesis., Wen ZH, Su YC, Lai PL, Zhang Y, Xu YF, Zhao A, Yao GY, Jia CH, Lin J, Xu S, Wang L, Wang XK, Liu AL, Jiang Y, Dai YF*, Bai XC*, 2013
Endogenous n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) mitigate ovariectomy-induced bone loss by attenuating bone marrow adipogenesis in FAT1 transgenic mice., Chen TY, Zhang ZM, Zheng XC, Wang L, Huang MJ, Qin S, Chen J, Lai PL, Yang CL, Liu J, Dai YF, Jin DD, Bai XC*, 2013
mTORC1 is a target of nordihydroguaiaretic acid to prevent breast tumor growth in vitro and in vivo., Zhang Y, Xu S, Lin J, Yao G, Han Z, Liang B, Zou Z, Chen Z, Song Q, Dai Y, Gao T, Liu A, Bai X*, 2012
Transgenic overproduction of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids provides neuroprotection and enhances endogenous neurogenesis after stroke., Hu X, Zhang F, Leak RK, Zhang W, Iwai M, Stetler RA, Dai Y, Zhao A, Gao Y, Chen J*, 2013
Human dominant-negative class II transactivator transgenic pigs - effect on the human anti-pig T cell immune response and immune status., Hara H*, Witt W, Crossley T, Long C, Isse K, Fan L, Phelps CJ, Ayares D, Copper DK, Dai Y*, Starzl TE, 2013
Enhancement of the synthesis of n-3 PUFAs in fat-1 transgenic mice inhibits mTORC1 signalling and delays surgically induced osteoarthritis in comparison with wild-type mice., Huang MJ, Wang L, Jin DD, Zhang ZM, Chen TY, Jia CH, Wang Y, Zhen XC, Huang B, Yan B, Chen YH, Li SF, Yang JC, Dai YF, Bai XC*, 2014
mTORC1/2 targeted by n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the prevention of mammary tumorigenesis and tumor progression., Chen Z, Zhang Y, Jia C, Wang Y, Lai P, Zhou X, Wang Y, Song Q, Lin J, Gao T, Zhao A, Dai Y*, Bai X*, 2014
Unbalanced omega-6/omega-3 ratio in the red meat products in China., Ming Yu, Qianqian Gao, Yan Wang, Wei Zhang, Lin Li, Ying Wang*, Yifan Dai*, 2013
Inhibition of endometrial cancer by n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in preclinical models., Zheng H, Tang H, Liu M, He M, Lai P, Dong H, Lin J, Jia C, Zhong M, Dai Y, Bai X, Wang L*, 2014
Endogenous ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid production confers resistance to obesity, dyslipidemia, and diabetes in mice., Li J, Li FR, Wei D, Jia W, Kang JX, Stefanovic-Racic M, Dai Y*, Zhao AZ*, 2014
Genome-wide screen for serum microRNA expression profile in mfat-1 transgenic mice., Gao Z, Wang Y, Ren Z, Li Q, Wang Y*, Dai Y*, 2014
Dominant-negative inhibition of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide impairs function of β cells in transgenic pigs., Cheng J, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Jin Y, Li Q, Want R, Wang Y, Li X, Xiong Q, Zhang M, Li R*, Dai Y*, 2015
Generation of B cell-deficient pigs by highly efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting., Chen F, Wang Y, Yuan Y, Zhang W, Ren Z, Jin Y, Liu X, Xiong Q, Chen Q, Zhang M, Li X, Zhao L, Li Z, Wu Z, Zhang Y, Hu F, Huang J, Li R*, Dai Y*, 2015
Endothelin-1-induced mini-stroke in the dorsal hippocampus or lateral amygdala results in deficits in learning and memory., Sheng T, Zhang X, Wang S, Zhang J, Lu W*, Dai Y*, 2015
Initial in vivo experience of pig artery patch transplantation in baboons using mutant MHC (CIITA-DN) pigs., Iwase H, Ekser B, Satyananda V, Zhou H, Hara H, Bajona P, Wijkstrom M, Bhama JK, Long C, Veroux M, Wang Y, Dai Y, Phelps C, Ayares D, Ezzelarab MB, Cooper DK*, 2015
Generation of monoclonal antibodies against n-3 fatty acid desaturase., Zhang Y, Yuan Y, Sheng M, Zhang W, Wang Y, Zhang X*, Yifan Dai*, 2015
Derivation of Porcine Embryonic Stem-Like Cells from In Vitro-Produced Blastocyst-Stage Embryos., Hou DR, Jin Y, Nie XW, Zhang ML, Ta N, Zhao LH, Yang N, Chen Y, Wu ZQ, Jiang HB, Li YR, Sun QY, Dai YF, Li RF*, 2016
Circulating Organ-Specific MicroRNAs Serve as Biomarkers in Organ-Specific Diseases: Implications for Organ Allo- and Xeno-Transplantation., Zhou M, Hara H, Dai Y, Mou L, Cooper DK, Wu C, Cai Z*, 2016
Initial study of α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout/CD46 pig full-thickness corneal xenografts in rhesus monkeys., Dong X, Hara H, Wang Y, Wang L, Zhang Y, Cooper DK, Dai Y*, Pan Z*, 2017
Klotho attenuated antibody-mediated porcine endothelial cell activation and injury., Liu L, Gao H, Hong C, He C, Pan D, Dai Y, Hara H, Cooper DK, Li Z, Cai Z, Mou L*, 2017
Production of α1,3-galactosyltransferase and cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase gene double-deficient pigs by CRISPR/Cas9 and handmade cloning., Gao H, Zhao C, Xiang X, Li Y, Zhao Y, Li Z, Pan D, Dai Y, Hara H, Cooper DK, Cai Z, Mou L*, 2017
Enhancement of porcine intramuscular fat content by overexpression of the cytosolic form of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in skeletal muscle., Zijian Ren, Ying Wang, Yuanyuan Ren, Zhengwei Zhang, Weiwang Gu, Zhaoting Wu, Lingyi Chen, Lisha Mou, Rongfeng Li, Haiyuan Yang*, Yifan Dai*, 2017
ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids ameliorate type 1 diabetes and autoimmunity., Bi X, Li F, Liu S, Jin Y, Zhang X, Yang T, Dai Y, Li X*, Zhao AZ*, 2017
Altered expression of eNOS, prostacyclin synthase, prostaglandin G/H synthase, and thromboxane synthase in porcine aortic endothelial cells after exposure to human serum-relevance to xenotransplantation., Chen P, Gao H, Lu Y, Nie H, Liu Z, Zhao Y, Fan N, Zou Q, Dai Y, Tang A, Hara H, Cai Z, Cooper DKC, Lai L, Mou L*, 2017
Generation of complement protein C3 deficient pigs by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting., Zhang W, Wang G, Wang Y, Jin Y, Zhao L, Xiong Q, Zhang L, Mou L, Li R, Yang H*, Dai Y*, 2017
Generation of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene knockout pigs by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting., Ze Li, Hai-Yuan Yang, Ying Wang, Man-Ling Zhang, Xiao-Rui Liu, Qiang Xiong, Li-Ning Zhang, Yong Jin, Li-Sha Mou, Yan Liu, Rong-Feng Li*, Yi Rao*, Yi-Fan Dai*, 2017
DNA demethylation pattern of in-vitro fertilized and cloned porcine pronuclear stage embryos., Xiaowei Nie, Qiang Liu, Ronggen Wang, Wenjie Sheng, Xiaokang Li, Manling Zhang, Yong Jin, Lihua Zhao, Daorong Hou, Ning Yang, Zhaoqiang Wu, Yifan Dai*, Rongfeng Li*, 2017
Identification of novel diagnostic biomarkers for thyroid carcinoma., Wang X, Zhang Q, Cai Z, Dai Y, Mou L*, 2017
Potential Antigens Involved in Delayed Xenograft Rejection in a Ggta1/Cmah Dko Pig-to-Monkey Model., Zhang J, Xie C, Lu Y, Zhou M, Qu Z, Yao D, Qiu C, Xu J, Pan D, Dai Y, Hara H, Cooper DKC, Ma S, Li M, Cai Z, Mou L*, 2017
mfat-1 transgene protects cultured adult neural stem cells against cobalt chloride-mediated hypoxic injury by activating Nrf2/ARE pathways., Yu J, Yang H, Fang B, Zhang Z, Wang Y*, Dai Y*, 2018
Derivation of novel naive-like porcine embryonic stem cells by a reprogramming factor-assisted strategy., Zhang M, Wang C, Jiang H, Liu M, Yang N, Zhao L, Hou D, Jin Y, Chen Q, Chen Y, Wang J, Dai Y*, Li R*, 2019
Disabling of nephrogenesis in porcine embryos via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated SIX1 and SIX4 gene targeting., Wang J, Liu M, Zhao L, Li Y, Zhang M, Jin Y, Xiong Q, Liu X, Zhang L, Jiang H, Chen Q, Wang C, You Z, Yang H, Cao C, Dai Y, Li R*, 2019
Overexpressing dominant-negative FGFR2-IIIb impedes lung branching morphogenesis in pigs., Chen Q, Fang B, Wang Y, Li C, Li X, Wang R, Xiong Q, Zhang L, Jin Y, Zhang M, Liu X, Li L, Mou L, Li R, Yang H*, Dai Y*, 2018
Reducing immunoreactivity of porcine bioprosthetic heart valves by genetically-deleting three major glycan antigens, GGTA1/β4GalNT2/CMAH., Zhang R, Wang Y, Chen L, Wang R, Li C, Li X, Fang B, Ren X, Ruan M, Liu J, Xiong Q, Zhang L, Jin Y, Zhang M, Liu X, Li L, Chen Q, Pan D, Li R, Cooper DKC, Yang H*, Dai Y*, 2018
Apolipoprotein E deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in miniature pigs., Fang B, Ren X, Wang Y, Li Z, Zhao L, Zhang M, Li C, Zhang Z, Chen L, Li X, Liu J, Xiong Q, Zhang L, Jin Y, Liu X, Li L, Wei H, Yang H*, Li R*, Dai Y*, 2018
OSBPL2-disrupted pigs recapitulate dual features of human hearing loss and hypercholesterolaemia., Yao J, Zeng H, Zhang M, Wei Q, Wang Y, Yang H, Lu Y, Li R, Xiong Q, Zhang L, Chen Z, Xing G, Cao X*, Dai Y*, 2019
The potential of genetically-engineered pigs in providing an alternative source of organs and cells for transplantation., Cooper DK*, Hara H, Ezzelarab M, Bottino R, Trucco M, Phelps C, Ayares D, Dai Y, 2013
Potential alternative approaches to xenotransplantation., Mou L, Chen F, Dai Y, Cai Z, Cooper DK*, 2015
The potential of the combination of CRISPR/Cas9 and pluripotent stem cells to provide human organs from chimaeric pigs., Feng W, Dai Y, Mou L, Cooper DK, Shi D, Cai Z*, 2015
Pig-to-Primate Islet Xenotransplantation: Past, Present, and Future., Liu Z, Hu W, He T, Dai Y, Hara H, Bottino R, Cooper DK, Cai Z, Mou L*, 2017
The Sda and Cad glycan antigens and their glycosyltransferase, β1,4GalNAcT-II, in xenotransplantation., Zhao C, Cooper DKC, Dai Y, Hara H, Cai Z, Mou L*, 2018
Keywords
XenotransplantationGene EditingDisease ModelsCrispr/Cas9Transgenic PigsOrgan TransplantationBiomedical ResearchGenetic EngineeringAnimal ModelsRegenerative Medicine
Area of Focus
Comparative Medicine | Major Diseases | Experimental Animals | Application Management | Research | Disease Study | Animal Models | Biomedical Research | Healthcare | Scientific Study
Area of Focus
Crispr/Cas9 | Neurodegenerative Diseases | Protein Misfolding | Early Diagnosis | Embryo Gene Editing | Animal Models | Systemic Knockout | Biotechnology | Genetic Research | Medical Research