Jun Dai, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Master of Public Health Program
Jun Dai, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Master of Public Health Program
Additional Roles
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health
515-271-1367 (Office Phone)
515-271-4280 (Fax)
Areas of Expertise
Professional Organizations
American Heart Association
American Society for Nutrition
Service
| Core faculty, Developmental Committee, Doctoral program in Epidemiology | 08/2010– 06/2012 |
| Core faculty, Developmental Committee, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 10/2010 – 06/2012 |
| Member, Biostatistics faculty search committee, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health | 08/2009-04/2011 |
| Member, Epidemiology faculty search committee, School of Public Health | 01/2011-03/2011 |
| Member, Graduate Admission Committee, Doctoral program in Health Behavior, Department of Applied Health Science | 10/2010 – 06/2012 |
| Member, Graduate Admission Committee, MPH program, Department of Applied Health Science | 09/2010 –06/2012 |
| Member, Graduate Admission Committee, M.S. Nutrition Sciences Program, Department of Applied Health Science | 08/2008 – 06/2012 |
Des Moines University, Des Moines IA
| Member, University Grant Review Panel | 2016-2017 |
| Member, University Facility Committee | 02/2017- 2018 |
| Member, University Academic and Logistics Planning Team (ALPT) | 2018 |
| Chair, University Facility Committee | 2019-present |
| Member, CHS Bylaw and Nomination Committee | 2017- present |
| Department of Public Health (DPH) Service | |
| Member, DPH Academic Progress Committee (APC) | 2016- present |
| Member, DPH Evaluation Committee | 2018- present |
| Other DPH Service | |
| Review Master of Public Health (MPH) Graduate Application on the regular basis
Participate in the faculty search and interview as needed Advise MPH students as their academic advisor on the regular basis |
2016-present |
China
| Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| Member, Graduate Admission Committee, Nutrition and Food Hygiene Master Program | 1998 – 2003 |
| Member, Graduate Advisor Committee, Nutrition and Food Hygiene Master Program
(Co-advisor: six students in the Master degree program) |
1998 – 2003 |
| Member, Dissertation Committee, Nutrition and Food Hygiene Master Program, School of Public Health | 2001-2003 |
| Director of Graduate Studies, Nutrition and Food Hygiene Master Program, School of Public Health | 2001-2003 |
| Core faculty, Committee, Clinical Nutrition M.D. Training Program. | 1995 |
| Core faculty, Committee, Development and administration of department of clinical nutrition at the hospital | 1992 |
Regional, National and International Service
Executive Secretary of Guangdong Nutrition Society, China| 1999-2003
My responsibility includes: directly reporting to the president of Guangdong Nutrition Society; organizing and arranging board meeting (33 members); communicating with board members; supervising financial management; developing and managing the database; writing and producing extensive society-running documents which covered the charter of the society and board-meeting efficient running issues; participating all aspects in conferences such as annual society conference (600-1000 attendants); and establishing and strengthening relationships with governments at local, provincial and national levels.
Editorial Board Member
- Austin Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology (since 2014)
- The Journal of Nutrition (2014 – 2018)
ad hoc Journal Reviewing
- Diabetes Care (since 2007)
- The Journal of Nutrition (since 2007)
- Circulation (since 2008)
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (since 2010)
- Congestive Heart Failure (since 2010)
- Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases (since 2010)
- Br J Nutrition (since 2010)
- Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics (since 2010)
- Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (since 2010)
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association (since 2010)
- Archives of Medical Research (since 2011)
International Grant Reviewer
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (since 2011)
National NIH Grant Reviewer
- NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel ZHL1 CCT-S (C8) (2018)
- NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel ZHL1 CCT-S (C10) (2018)
Moderator for International/National Conference
“Genetic Epidemiology Session”, 48th Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Conference, Colorado Spring, Colorado, the US, Mar 11-15, 2008
Member of National Writing Group
“National Study Guides for Chinese Medical Professional Qualification Examination (Nutrition)” for nutritionist, dietitian, and physician with specialty in clinical nutrition at the intermediate and senior levels, Beijing, PR China, 2002
Other Service with Public Health Promotion Achievements (Selected)
- TV Series
- The First Prize for the National Excellence in Television Educational Public Program at the 7th National Television Educational Program Award Competition. “Nutrition during Pregnancy”. Maternal and Infant Nutrition by Dai J, He M, Mei J, Performance Hu Yan-Fen, Science and Life. Guangdong Television Station, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China, Oct 1996.
- Role: scripter, fund-raiser and co-organizer
- This TV series covered more than 20 million people, Dec 1996-present
- Media Interview
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- “Diet, disease and health”. Ask the Expert, by Dai J. Guangdong Business Radio, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
- Covered 20 million people
Professional Development Activities
| Faculty Training Program, the Department of Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, funded by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (Canada) | 1991 – 1995 |
| Chinese Medical Board Fellowship, the Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, funded by Chinese Medical Board (New York, the US) | 2001 –2002 |
| Visiting Scholar, Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore | 2000 |
| The 2nd advanced molecular medicine laboratory techniques, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | 2002 |
| The 2nd short course on next-generation sequencing: Technology and Statistical Methods (Sponsored by National Human Genome Research Institute, US), University of Alabama-Birmingham, AL, the US | 2012 |
| The 15th Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC 2017), Shenzhen, China, Jan 15-18, 2017 | 2017 |
| Education: |
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| Ph.D., Nutrition and Health Sciences concentrating on Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
| M.Sc., Nutrition and Food Hygiene concentrating on Clinical Nutrition Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China |
| M.D., Medicine with specialty in Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China |
Dr. Dai uses various epidemiological approaches to understand environmental (such as nutritional, sociobehavioral, and other environmental), epigenetic and genetic etiology and the prognosis of cardiovascular disease and other chronic disease (such as diabetes and obesity) in the context of the life-span. These approaches include the cross-sectional study, the prospective follow-up study, the randomized controlled trial, and the animal experiment.
A long-standing research area of Dr. Dai is diet/nutrition and cardiovascular risk. She has investigated whole diet measured as dietary pattern or diet quality in relation to cardiovascular pathophysiology and outcomes. Dr. Dai is also interested in food components (i.e. nutrients and non-nutrient compounds) and food items/groups (including alcohol) in relation to health outcomes.
She uses a variety of biomarkers to investigate pathophysiological mechanisms including inflammation, oxidative stress, glucose and lipid homeostasis disturbance, cardiac autonomic dysfunction, and epigenetics. Her current research investigates genome-wide DNA epigenetic modifications and microRNAs as the novel biomarkers among twins and general populations. Dr. Dai has experiences to design studies and to analyze data using different advanced biostatistics modeling.
Research (US)
Extramural Fund
Pending
- 1R15HL152330-01 | Dai, Jun (PI) | 4/1/2020-3/31/2023 | NIH | ($486,0200 total)
Insulin-resistance diseases and hydroxymethylation | Role: PI
Completed
- 1R56HL133887-01 Dai, Jun (PI) | 2016-2018 | NIH/NHLBI | ($829,000 total)
miRNAs, Whole Diet, and Coronary Heart Disease | Role: PI - 1R21HL127368-01 Dai, Jun (PI) | 2014-2016 | NIH/NHLBI | ($249,250 total)
Characterizing Life-Span Sociobehavioral Determinants of DNA (Hydroxy)Methylation | Role: PI - 10SDG2630182 | Dai, Jun (PI) | 2010-2013 | American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant – National Center | ($308,000 total)
Mediterranean Diet, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular Death: the NHLBI Twin Study
The goal of this project was to investigate the prospective association of the Mediterranean diet with cardiovascular death risk and two pathophysiological pathways (inflammation and oxidative stress) towards cardiovascular disease in a genetically informative cohort: the NHLBI Twin Study. | Role: PI - 0615123B | Dai, Jun (PI) | 2006-2008 | American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship | ($39,000 total)
Protective Mechanisms of the Mediterranean Diet on Cardiovascular Disease: A Twin Study.
The goal of this project was to investigate the cross-sectional association between the Mediterranean diet and the pathophysiological pathway towards cardiovascular disease. | Role: PI
Selected Submitted (Unfunded)
- 1R01HL133887-A1 Dai, Jun (PI) | 2019-2024 | NIH/NHLBI | ($2,633,950 total)
miRNAs, Whole Diet, and Coronary Heart Disease | Role: PI - 1R01DK121952-A1 Dai, Jun (PI) | 2019-2024 | NIH/NIDDK | ($1,996,754 total)
Insulin-resistance diseases, hydroxymethylation and lifespan factors | Role: PI - 1R01HL146527-A1 Dai, Jun (PI) | 2019-2024 | NIH/NHLBI | ($2,498,664 total)
Lifespan factors, hydroxymethylation and cardiovascular disease | Role: PI
Intramural Fund
Completed
- VR8428.1 | Dai, Jun (PI) | 2013 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center VICTR fund | ($24, 910 Direct cost)
Pilot Study of DNA (hydroxy)methylation among identical twins discordant for cardiovascular disease
The goal of this project was to investigate differentially DNA (hydroxy)methylated levels among identical twins. | Role: PI - VR5567 | Dai, Jun (PI) | 2013 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center VICTR fund | ($16,461.00 Direct cost)
Illustrative Study of Long-Stored Plasma miRNA Profiling among Identical Twins: A Pilot Study
The goal of this project was to describe plasma miRNA expression levels among identical twins. | Role: PI
(VICTR fund at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was supported by CTSA award No. UL1TR000445 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institute of Health) - Dai, Jun (PI) | 2009-2012 | Intramural Funds Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University | ($15,000 total)
Computerized Expansion of Molecule-Level Dietary Dataset: the NHLBI Twin Study
The goal of this project is to develop a computer program to obtain intakes of dietary molecules important in CVD through joint use of existing food consumption information in the NHLBI Twin Study and the USDA nutrient database (SR 21). | Role: PI
Research (China)
Completed
- Randomized Clinical Trials
522301118 | Dai, Jun (PI) | 1998-2000 | Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences Research Foundation
Optimal Dietary Fat Pattern to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease among Type 2 Diabetes (Registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00467168)
The goal of this randomized, parallel-controlled, clinical trial was to elucidate the influence of dietary fatty acid compositions on the metabolism of postprandial triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, which is a novel pathophysiologic pathway towards cardiovascular disease, in type 2 diabetic outpatients. The findings of this trial provided evidence on the identification of potential optimal dietary fatty acid composition in the prevention of cardiovascular disease among type 2 diabetic patients. | Role: PI
- Cross-Sectional Studies on Diet and Chronic Diseases/Health
Multiple-PIs: Ho, Zhi-Qian (PI, China); Anderson, D. Harvey (PI, Canada) | 1991-1992 | International Development Research Center of Canada, Canada
Infant Growth and Feeding Pattern in Guangdong Province
The goal of this multi-center, cross-sectional study was to investigate the pattern of the infant growth and development; and dietary and other environmental risk factors for the infant growth and development. | Role: Co-investigator - Dai, Jun (PI) | 1998-2000 | Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences M.D. Internship Research Fund
Diet and Oxidative Defense in Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Out-Patients | Role: PI - Fu, Zhu-Zhi (PI) | 1997-2000 | Provincial Research Key Plan, Department of Sciences & Technology of Guangdong Province
Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Guangdong
The goal of this project was to provide the evidence on the epidemiologic pattern of diabetes mellitus and related risk factors, identify the high risk population, and establish the therapeutic strategy in Guangdong, a province in the Southern China. Data on diet; family history; anthropometric, lifestyle, socioeconomic, clinical factors; and medical history were collected. | Role: Co-investigator - Fu, Zhu-Zhi (PI) | 1996-1999 | National “the Ninth Five-Year” Science and Technology Key Plan
The Second National Survey of Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance: Guangdong Study
The goal of this project, as a part of “The Second National Survey of Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance”, was to elucidate the epidemiologic pattern of diabetes mellitus and related risk factors and to identify the high risk population in China. Data on diet; family history; anthropometric, lifestyle, socioeconomic, and biochemical factors were collected. | Role: Co-investigator - Su, Yi-Xiang (PI) | 1999-2001 | Research Fund of The Dannon Co. Inco, PR China
Effects of Multi-Level Nutritional Education on K-A-P among Children in Guangzhou and the Evaluation | Role: Co-investigator - Su, Yi-Xiang (PI) | 1998-2000 | Ministry of Public Health of China, PR China
Calcium Requirement for Pregnant and Lactating Women and Effects of Calcium Supplement on Bones | Role: Co-investigator - He, Mei-Zi (PI) | 1995-1997 | Ministry of Public Health of China, PR China
Maternal and Infant Nutrition Education | Role: Co-investigator
- Longitudinal Studies on Maternal and Child Health
Multiple-PIs: Ho, Zhi-Qian Ho (PI, China); Anderson, D. Harvey (PI, Canada) | 1992-1996 | International Development Research Center of Canada, Canada
Infant Growth and Development Follow-up Study in Guangdong Province
The goal of this multi-center, prospective study was to elucidate the dietary etiology of differences in infant growth and development between urban and township–rural areas through following the newborn infant up to 24 months. | Role: Co-investigator
- Intervention Studies on Maternal and Child Health
Multiple-PIs: Ho, Zhi-Qian (PI, China); Anderson, D. Harvey (PI, Canada) | 1992-1996 | International Development Research Center of Canada (IDRC), Canada
Infant Growth and Development Intervention Study in Guangdong Province
The goal of the intervention study was to investigate the effects of nutrient-fortified cereal introduced to infants between 4 and 12 months of age on their growth and development in the township–rural area. | Role: Co-investigator
- Animal Experiments
B2000011 | Dai, J (PI) | 2000-2002 | Science Foundation of Department of Public Health of Guangdong Province
Effect of Dietary Fatty Acid Ratios on Atherosclerosis in New-Zealand Rabbits
The goal of this project was to investigate the effect of dietary fatty acid ratios on the development of atherosclerosis in New-Zealand Rabbits on high fat diet, and whether postprandial and fasting plasma lipids/lipoproteins were the underlying mechanism. | Role: PI
- Evaluation on Functions and Safety of Healthy Foods
Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator in several animal experiments/toxicological evaluation, funded from various industrial companies.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals (selected in chronological order)
*Corresponding author, ** Co-first author
- 1.Dai J*, Su Y, Xu Y. [Active research can improve the development of self-teaching, scientific thinking and practicing for medical students.] China Advanced Medical Education Development. 2000;277-82.
- Su Y, Dai J, Mei J. [Presentation – a way to enhance the confidence and the communication skill of medical students.] Academic J of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences (Social Sciences). 2001;4:110-1 3.
- Dai J*, Su Y, Xu Y, Jiang Z. [Transferring the new development in nutrition into medical education.] Academic J of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences (Social Sciences). 2001;4:129-31 4.
- Wang Z-Q**, Dai J**, Liang P-R, Liu Z. [Effects of nutritional education in pregnant women on the neonatal health.] Chinese Journal of Eugenics & Heredity. 1994;2(3):38-40 (*co-first authors)
- Ma J, He M, Mei J, Chen Q, Jiang Z, Dai J, Luo Y, Lui SS, Anderson GH, Ho Z-Q. [The health status of 1152 infants and the influence factors.] Maternal & Child Health Care of China. 1995; 10(4):230-31.
- Dai J*, He M, Mei J, Chen Q, Jiang Z, Ma J, Lui SS, Anderson GH, Ho Z-Q. [Breast-feeding patterns and development of 4-month old infants in Guangdong province.] Maternal & Child Health Care of Guangdong. 1996;2(3):1-4.
- Dai J*, Su Y. [Dietary fatty acids, blood lipids, and atherosclerosis.] Chinese J Public Health. 1998;14(8): 494-7.
- Dai J*, Su Y, Ling W, Liang Y, Zhong C, Ou X. [Study of fatty acids composition ratio of oral fat loads used in postprandial lipids and lipoproteins metabolism.] Chinese J Arteriosclerosis. 2000;8(3):8-13
- Dai J*, Su Y, Yan F, Liu S, Xu L, Li J. [The pattern of diet and dietary fatty acids in type 2 diabetic out-patients investigated with an accurate food frequency method.] Chinese J Public Health. 2000;16(1):43-4
- Dai J*, Su Y, Ling W, Liang Y, Zhong C, Gao L. [Recommendation of dietary fatty acid composition ratios for type 2 diabetic patients.] Acta Nutrimenta Sinica. 2000;22(3):256-60
- He M, Mei J, Jiang Z, Chen Q, Ma J, Dai J, Li M, Su Y, Lui SS, Yeung DL, Anderson GH. Growth of infants during the first 18 months of life in urban and rural areas of southern China. J Paediatr Child Health. 2001;37(5):456-64
- He M, Ma J, Chen Q, Mei J, Dai J, Luo Y, Jiang Z, Lui SS, He Z, Yeung DL, Anderson GH. Growth and feed practices of 4 and 8 months infants in Southern China. Nutrition Research. 2001;21(1):103-20
- Shen HM, Dai J, Chia SE, Lim A, Ong CN. Detection of apoptotic alterations in sperm in subfertile patients and their correlations with sperm quality. Hum Reprod. 2002;17(5):1266-73
- Dai J*, Su Y, Ling W, Liang Y, Zhong C. [Effects of dietary fatty acid composition ratios on the postprandial metabolism of plasma triglycerides.] Chinese J Arteriosclerosis. 2002;10(2):144-8
- Dai J*, Ling W, Su Y, Gao L, Zhuo S. [Effects of dietary fatty acid composition ratios on the development of atherosclerosis in New-Zealand Rabbits.] Acta Nutrimenta Sinica. 2003,25(1):25-8
- Gregory CO, Dai J, Ramirez-Zea M, Stein AD. Occupation is more important than rural or urban residence in explaining the prevalence of metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk in Guatemalan adults. J Nutr. 2007;137(5):1314-9
- Su S, Snieder H, Miller AH, Ritchie J, Bremner JD, Goldberg J, Dai J, Jones L, Murrah NV, Zhao J, Vaccarino V. Genetic and environmental influences on systemic markers of inflammation in middle-aged male twins. Atherosclerosis. 2008;200(1):213-20
- Dai J, Miller AH, Bremner D, Goldberg J, Jones L, Buckham R, Murrah N, Veledar E, Wilson PW, Vaccarino V. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with circulating interleukin-6 among middle-aged males: a twin study. Circulation. 2008; 117(2):169-75
- Vaccarino V, Brennan M-L, Miller AH, Bremner JD, Ritchie JC, Lindau F, Veledar E, Su S, Murrah NV, Jones L, Jawed F, Dai J, Goldberg J, Hazen SL. Association between major depressive disorder and serum myeloperoxidase and other markers of inflammation: A Twin Study. Biol Psychiatry. 2008;64(6):476-83
- Dai J*, Jones DP, Goldberg J, Ziegler TR, Bostick RM, Wilson PW, Manatunga AK, Shallenberger L, Jones L, Vaccarino V. Association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and oxidative stress. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008;88(5):1364-70
- Dai J*, Su Y, Bartell S, Le N-A, Ling W, Liang Y, Gao L, Wu H, Veledar E, Vaccarino V. Beneficial effects of designed dietary fatty acid compositions on lipids in triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins among Chinese type 2 diabetic patients. Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental. 2009;58(4):510-518
- Dai J*, Ziegler TR, Bostick RM, Manatunga AK, Jones DP, Goldberg J, Wilson PW, Jones L, Shallenberger L, Vaccarino V. High habitual dietary alpha-linolenic acid intake is associated with decreased plasma soluble interleukin-6 receptor concentrations among male twins. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jul;92(1):177-85. Epub 2010 May 12.
- Dai J*, Lampert R, Wilson PW, Goldberg J, Ziegler T, Vaccarino V. Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with improved cardiac autonomic function among middle-aged men: A twin study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010 Jul;3(4):366-73. Epub 2010 Jun 15.
- Ferranti EP, Dunbar SB, Higgins M, Dai J, Ziegler TR, Frediani JK, Reilly C, Brigham KL. Psychosocial factors associated with diet quality in a working adult population. Res Nurs Health. 2013;36(3):242-56.
- Dai J*, Krasnow RE, Liu L, Sawada SG, Reed T. The association between postload plasma glucose levels and 38-Year mortality risk of coronary heart disease: the prospective NHLBI Twin Study. PLOS One. 2013;8(7): e69332. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069332
- Wu S-H, Neale MC, Acton AJ Jr, Considine RV, Krasnow RE, Reed T, Dai J*. Genetic and environmental influences on the prospective correlation between systemic inflammation and coronary heart disease death in male twins. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014 Sep;34(9):2168-74. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.303556. Epub 2014 Jul 31.
- Wu S-H, Guo Q, Viken RJ, Reed T, Dai J*. Heritability of usual alcohol hangover and intoxication in male twins: the NAS-NRC Twin Registry. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2014 Aug;38(8):2307-13. doi: 10.1111/acer.12487.
- Dai J*, Mukamal KJ, Krasnow RE, Swan GE, Reed T. Higher usual alcohol consumption was associated with a lower 41-y mortality risk from coronary artery disease in men independent of genetic and common environmental factors: the prospective NHLBI Twin Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015;102(1):31-9. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.106435. Epub 2015 May 6. (Honored as Editor’s Pick for Volume 102 Issue 1 of Am J Clin Nutr)
- Dai J*, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Midlife Moderation-Quantified Healthy Diet and 40-year Mortality Risk from Coronary Heart Disease: the Prospective NHLBI Twin Study. Br J Nutr. 2016 Jul;116(2):326-34. doi: 10.1017/S0007114516001914. Epub 2016 May 18.
- Wu S-H, Kim T-K, Wu X, Scherler K, Baxter D, Wang K, Krasnow RE, Reed T, Dai J*. Circulating microRNAs and life expectancy among identical twins. Ann Hum Genet. 2016 Jul 12. doi: 10.1111/ahg.12160.
- Wu S-H, Ozaki K, Krasnow RE, Reed T, Dai J*. A new look at genetic and environmental architecture on lipids using non-normal structural equation modeling in male twins: The NHLBI Twin Study. Behav Genet. 2017 Jul;47(4):425-433. doi: 10.1007/s10519-017-9841-7. Epub 2017 Apr 17.
- Yao Y, Chen S-B, Ding G, Dai J*. Evaluation of Reliability of the Recomputed Nutrient Intake Data in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Nutrients 2019 Jan 8;11(1), 109. pii:E109. doi:10.3390/nu11010109.
Manuscripts in progress (*Corresponding author)
- Dai J*, Ferguson J. Association between genetic risk score for glucose hemostasis and coronary heart disease from electronic medical records and genotyping data in the hospital-based patient population
Selected book chapters
- Dai J. Clinical nutrition support in otolaryngological trauma. In: Su Z-F, ed. Otolaryngological Trauma. 1st ed. Beijing, PR China: People’s Medical Publishing House; 2004
- Dai J. How to add weaning foods? In: What food will improve the health of infants and children?
Xi-An Publishing House. Xi-An, PR China. 1998
Invited Speaker (Selected)
- “Mediterranean Diet, Biomarkers, Vascular and Neural Disease”, presented at the 7th International Stroke Summit, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, July 8-11, 2011 (presented as Keynote speaker)
- “Diet for Heart Disease Prevention and Treatment”. Presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Society for Nutrition Joint Meeting on Nutrition 2010 “Therapeutic Diets for Cardiometabolic Disorders: What is the Evidence”?, Boston, MA, April 21, 2010.
- “Introduction on the study of ‘Protective mechanisms of the Mediterranean diet: A Twin Study’”. Presented to the staff of Southeast American Heart Association and donors, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, the US, March 2007
- “Enteral and parenteral nutrition”. Presented to physicians, nutritionists, and dietitians at the Advanced Training Program in Clinical Nutrition, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China, 2002
- “Nutritional therapy for infectious disease”. Presented to nutritional physicians, nutritionists and dietitians at the Advanced Training Program in Clinical Nutrition, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China, 2002
Abstracts and Presentations
Published peer-reviewed abstracts (in chronological order)
- Dai J, Ramirez-Zea M, Gregory C, Stein AD. Rural to urban migration and metabolic syndrome in Guatemala. Proceedings from FASEB/Experimental Biology Symposium 2005, San Diego, California, Apr 2-6, 2005 (Abstract Number 274.4)
- Dai J, Miller AH, Bremner JD, Goldberg J, Jones L, Buckham R, Murrah N, Vaccarino V. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet decreases systemic IL-6 among middle-aged monozygotic male twins free of symptomatic cardiovascular disease. Circulation. 2006;114(18):II-883
- Dai J, Miller AH, Brenner JD, Goldberg J, Jones L, Jovonee F, Buckham R, Murrah N, Veledar E, Vaccarino V. Shared Genetic and Environmental Factors Do Not Confound the Association Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Inflammation. Circulation. 2007;115(8):e218
- Dai J, Jones DP, Goldberg J, Bostick BM, Ziegler TR, Wilson PW, Shallenberger L, Jones L, Vaccarino V. Shared Genetic and Environmental Factors Do Not Confound the Association Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Oxidative Stress. Circulation. 2008;117(11):e207
- Dai J, Lampert R, Wilson PW, Goldberg J, Ziegler TR, Vaccarino V. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with improved cardiac autonomic function among middle-aged men. Circulation. 2009;119(10):e294
- Dai J, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Common Environment Links Post-Load Plasma Glucose Levels to Coronary Heart Disease Death Risk in Men: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Final Program and Abstract of Joint Conference on Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention; Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. 2010:37.
- Dai J, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Usual Alcohol Consumption Is Inversely Associated With a 38-Year Coronary Heart Disease Death Risk Independent of Genes and Common Environment among Men. Final Program and Abstract of the 51th American Heart Association Scientific Session on Joint Conference on Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention; Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physical Activity. Mar 22-29, 2011, Atlanta, GA.
- Dai J, Acton JA, Considine RV, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Systemic Inflammation Does Not Mediate the Inverse Association between Usual Alcohol Consumption and a 39-Year Death Risk from Incident Coronary Heart Disease Independent of Genes and Common Environment among Men. Final Program and Abstract of the 52th American Heart Association Scientific Session on Joint Conference on Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention; Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physical Activity. Mar 13-16, 2012, San Diego, CA
- Dai J, Leung M, Krasnow R, Reed T and El-Rifai W. Whole-genome DNA hydroxymethylation among monozygotic twins discordant for cardiovascular death: the prospective National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Twin Study. FASEB J. 2018 April;32(1_supplement):755.5.
- Mukherji P, Leung M, El-Rifai W, Krasnow R, Reed T, Dai J*. Methylation levels at growth differentiation factor-15 related CpG sites are not related to death risk from cardiovascular disease among monozygotic male twins discordant for cardiovascular disease: National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Twin Study. American Heart Association Epidemiology/Lifestyle Scientific Session; 2018 March 20-23; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Peer-reviewed presentations
Oral Presentations
- Dai J, Miller AH, Bremner D, Goldberg J, Jones L, Foster J, Buckham J, Murrah N, Vaccarino V. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Decreases Systemic IL-6 among Middle-aged Monozygotic Male Twins Free of Symptomatic Cardiovascular Diseases. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2006, Chicago, IL, the US, Nov 12-16, 2006 (Abstract No. 13758 & Presentation No. 4095)
- Dai J, Miller AH, Bremner D, Goldberg J, Jones L, Buckham R, Murrah N, Veledar E, Vaccarino V. Shared Environmental and Genetic Effects Do Not Confound the Association between the Mediterranean Diet and Inflammation. 47th AHA Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, Orlando, FL, the US, Feb 28-Mar 3, 2007 (Abstract No. 400 & Presentation No. 14)
- Dai J, Jones DP, Goldberg J, Ziegler TR, Bostick RM, Wilson PW, Manatunga AK, Shallenberger L, Jones L, Vaccarino V. Shared Genetic and Environmental Factors Do Not Confound the Association between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Oxidative Stress. 48th AHA Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 11 –15, 2008 (Abstract No. 456 & Presentation No. 38)
- Gottumukkala P, Leung M, Steffen L, Jacobs Jr D, Dai J*. Mediterranean Diet Pattern in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Des Moines University Summer Mentored Student Research Closing Program, Des Moines, IA, July 21, 2017
- Mukherji P, Leung M, El-Rifai W, Krasnow R, Reed T, Dai J*. Methylation levels at growth differentiation factor-15 related CpG sites are not related to death risk from cardiovascular disease among monozygotic male twins discordant for cardiovascular disease: National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Twin Study. Des Moines University Research Symposium, Des Moines, IA, December 6, 2017 (Best Oral Presentation Award)1. Stein AD, Dai J, Gregory C, Ramirez-Zea M. The nutrition transition in Guatemala: Rural to urban migration, lifestyle, and the metabolic syndrome. The XVII IEA World Congress of Epidemiology (WCE 2005). Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 21-25, 2005 (Abstract No.10370)
- Andrade JG and Dai J*. Genetic Factors have less Influence on Obesity in Adult Male Twins – the longitudinal National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Des Moines University Summer Mentored Student Research (MSRP) Closing Program, Des Moines, IA, July 19, 2019 (Oral Lightning Presentation)
Moderated Poster Presentations
- Dai J, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Usual Alcohol Consumption Is Inversely Associated With a 38-Year Coronary Heart Disease Death Risk Independent of Genes and Common Environment among Men. Final Program and Abstract of the 51th American Heart Association Scientific Session on Joint Conference on Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention; Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physical Activity. Mar 22-29, 2011, Atlanta, GA.
Honored Poster Presentations
- Dai J, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Usual Alcohol Consumption Is Inversely Associated With a 38-Year Coronary Heart Disease Death Risk Independent of Genes and Common Environment among Men. The American Heart Association Scientific Session 2011. Fall 14-16, 2011, Orlando, FL (Honored as the best presentation at the AHA Specialty Conferences 2011).
Poster Presentations
- Dai J, Ramirez-Zea M, Gregory C, Stein AD. Rural to urban migration and metabolic syndrome in Guatemala. FASEB/Experimental Biology 05, San Diego, California, Apr 2-6, 2005 (Program Number: 274.4)
- Dai J, Lampert R, Wilson PW, Goldberg J, Ziegler TR, Vaccarino V. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Is Associated With Improved Cardiac Autonomic Function among Middle-Aged Men. 49th AHA Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, Colorado Springs, Palm Harbor, Florida, March 10 –14, 2009 (Abstract No. 173 & Presentation No. P49)
- Dai J, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Common Environment Links Post-Load Plasma Glucose Levels to Coronary Heart Disease Death Risk in Men: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. 50th AHA Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, San Francisco, CA, March 2–5, 2010 (Abstract No. 20 & Presentation No. P112)
- Dai J, Acton JA, Considine RV, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Systemic Inflammation Does Not Mediate the Inverse Association between Usual Alcohol Consumption and a 39-Year Death Risk from Incident Coronary Heart Disease Independent of Genes and Common Environment among Men. Final Program and Abstract of the 52th American Heart Association Scientific Session on Joint Conference on Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention; Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physical Activity. Mar 13-16, 2012, San Diego, CA
- Dai J, Acton JA, Considine RV, Krasnow RE, Reed T. Influence of Systemic Interleukin-6 on the Inverse Association between Your-Choice American Heart Diet and a 41-Year Mortality Risk from Coronary Heart Disease among Men. Final Program and Abstract of the 54th American Heart Association Scientific Session on Joint Conference on Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention; Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physical Activity. Mar 18-21, 2014, San Francisco, CA
- Dai J, Leung M, Krasnow R, Reed T and El-Rifai W. Whole-genome DNA hydroxymethylation among monozygotic twins discordant for cardiovascular death: the prospective National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Twin Study. Experimental Biology (EB) 2018. Apr 21-25, 2018, San Diego, CA
- Mukherji P, Leung M, El-Rifai W, Krasnow R, Reed T, Dai J*. Methylation levels at growth differentiation factor-15 related CpG sites are not related to death risk from cardiovascular disease among monozygotic male twins discordant for cardiovascular disease: National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Twin Study. American Heart Association Epidemiology/Lifestyle Scientific Session; March 20-23, 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Poster Presentation: P055). (*corresponding author)
- Krone A, Reed T, Dai J*. Genetic Influences on Obesity in Male Twins – the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Des Moines University Summer Mentored Student Research (MSRP) Closing Program, Des Moines, IA, July 18, 2016
- Gottumukkala P, Leung M, Dai W, Steffen L, Jacobs Jr D, Dai J*. Influence of variation in dietary score elements and dichotomization cutoffs of the elements on Mediterranean Dietary Score in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Des Moines University Summer Mentored Student Research (MSRP) Closing Program, Des Moines, IA, July 20, 2018
- Gottumukkala P, Leung M, Steffen L, Jacobs Jr D, Dai J*. Negative association between adherence to alternative moderation-quantified healthy diet and incident coronary heart disease in the prospective Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Des Moines University Research Symposium, Des Moines, IA, December 6, 2018
- Strandlund S, Leung M, Gottumukkala P, Kim T-Y, Wang K, Wu X, Baxter D, Steffen L, Jacobs Jr D, Ballantyne CM, Gupta DK, Dai J*. Gender and racial differences in circulating extracellular microRNAs in participants without cardiovascular disease or diabetes: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Des Moines University Research Symposium, Des Moines, IA, December 6, 2018
- Joseph G Andrade and Dai J*. Genetic Factors have less Influence on Obesity in Adult Male Twins – the longitudinal National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Des Moines University Summer Mentored Student Research (MSRP) Closing Program, Des Moines, IA, July 19, 2019 (Poster Presentation: 24)
2009 Winner – Sandra Daugherty Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease or Hypertension Epidemiology. The 49th Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. Palm Harbor, Florida, the US. 2009
2008 Winner – Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award for New Investigators. The 48th Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in Colorado Spring, Colorado, the US. 2008 (Top 5 out of over 500 abstracts)
2007 Finalist – Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award for New Investigators. The 47th Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in Orlando, Florida, the US. 2007 (Top 5 out of over 500 abstracts)
2003 Excellent Teacher Award, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
1990 Provincial Best Student Award, Guangdong, China
1985-1991 Best Student Award (every academic year), Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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