HAI DANG NGUYEN, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Faculty, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology PhD program
Faculty, MS and PhD Programs in Pharmacology
Faculty, PhD Program in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Preceptor, Medical Scientist Training Program (Combined MD/PhD Training Program)
Preceptor, Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP)
Preceptor, Clinical & Translational Research Institute (CTSI) Pathways to Research Program (PREP)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
PhD, University of Minnesota, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
BA, The College of Wooster, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Nguyen is an EvansMDS Young Investigator, determining mechanisms and therapeutic strategies for Myelodysplastic syndrome patients harboring RNA splicing gene mutations. He is also a part of a multidisciplinary team in the functional genomics of solid tumors, launched by the Medical School and the Masonic Cancer Center to develop new technologies and models for understanding cancer heterogeneity. He received his B.A. degree from The College of Wooster, Ohio and Ph.D. degree from University of Minnesota in the laboratory of Dr. Anja-Katrin Bielinsky. He completed his postdoctoral research training in Dr. Lee Zou’s laboratory at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Expertise
DNA damage response in cancers, posttranslational modification (phosphorylation, ubiquitination), biochemistry, molecular biology.
Awards
2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Career Development Award to Further Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cancer Research (2022 - 2025)
Clinical & Translational Research Institute KL2 Scholar Award (2021 - 2023)
American Society of Hematology Scholar Award (2021 - 2024)
Clinical & Translational Research Institute Pre-K Scholar Award (2020 - 2021)
EvansMDS Young Investigator Award, 2019 - 2022
Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017-2019 (declined)
NIH/NIDDK T32 Postdoctoral Fellow Training Grant, 2017-2019
Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD) Postdoctoral Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, 2015
Frederic J. Bollum Award, University of Minnesota, 2010
AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science Award, 2009
CBS Outstanding Performance Award for Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, 2008
Merck Index Award, College of Wooster, 2006
Azimuth Scholar, College of Wooster, 2005
