University of Missouri

Biography

Susie Dai, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, earned her PhD in Chemistry with a Biomedical Engineering certificate from Duke University. She completed postdoctoral training at Scripps Research Institute (Florida campus) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She also serves as Associate Director and Co-PI of the NSF-funded CURB Engineering Research Center. Prior to joining Mizzou, Dai was a Professor at Texas A&M University and Director of the Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub. She has also held leadership roles at the State Hygienic Laboratory in Iowa and the Texas State Chemist’s Office.