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Yifan Dai
daiyifan@njmu.edu.cn
Chinese, English
Jiangsu
Nanjing Medical University
Basic Medical Sciences
  • 1989-1991: Lecturer at Fudan University
  • 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
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
  • Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Attenuate Fibroblast Activation and Kidney Fibrosis Involving MTORC2 Signaling Suppression., Zhifeng Zeng, Haiyuan Yang, Ying Wang, Jiafa Ren, Yifan Dai*, Chunsun 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
Xenotransplantation Gene Editing Disease Models Crispr/Cas9 Transgenic Pigs Organ Transplantation Biomedical Research Genetic Engineering Animal Models Regenerative Medicine

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