Congratulations to Zhiyu Dai, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, who was selected for the 2026 Werner Risau Early Career Investigator Award in Vascular Biology. This distinguished and selective award was established in honor of Dr. Werner Risau, an investigator who formulated key concepts for the regulation of angiogenesis, challenged the prevailing dogmas about angiogenic factors, and proposed the now accepted hypothesis that several growth factors act sequentially to mediate vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and vascular remodeling. Dr. Dai’s paper “Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identified Fatty Acid-binding Proteins Controlling Endothelial Glycolytic and Arterial Programming in PH,” was selected as the most outstanding paper published during 2025 in the Vascular Biology section of the journal. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Dr. Dai will receive his award at the Vascular Discovery Conference in May 2026. The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine commends Dr. Dai on this achievement.
Zhiyu Dai, PhD, Receives 2026 Werner Risau Early Career Investigator Award in Vascular Biology
