Differentiating Arterial and Venous Endothelial Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 at 16:00

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In this talk, I will present the transcriptional regulation of arterial venous identity and our novel biomaterial approaches to control the vascular differentiation and functional specifications of pluripotent stem cells and their application in tissue regeneration and drug discovery.

Guohao Dai, Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University

Guohao Dai

Dr. Dai is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Northeastern University. Dr. Dai received his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Peking University, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from MIT’s HST Program (Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology). He completed his Post-doctoral training in Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School (Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology). Current researches in his lab focus on the 3-D bioprinting technology, stem cells and vascular bioengineering, and are funded by major grants from NSF, NIH and American Heart Association. Dr. Dai received the Scientist Development Award from American Heart Association, Faculty Early Career Award from National Science Foundation, Rising Star Award from Biomedical Engineering Society, Institute’s Faculty Career Award (RPI), and College of Engineering Faculty Fellow (Northeastern). He is the elected Fellow of American Heart Association (FAHA).