He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Peking University and his 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 research in his lab focuses on 3D bioprinting technology, stem cells and vascular bioengineering, and are funded by major grants from NSF, NIH and American Heart Association. Dai received the Scientist Development Award from the American Heart Association, Faculty Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation, the Rising Star Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society, and Rochester Polytechnic Institute’s Faculty Career Award.