Dr. Dai-Min Zhang earned his M.D. in 1994 and went on to earn his Ph.D. in Biophysics and cardiac physiology from Suzhou University. He completed post-doctoral training at Mayo Clinic (in Cardiovascular Diseases) and at UC Davis (in Cardiology, Physiology and Membrane Biology). His research is to understand the functional regulation of ion channels in the cardiovascular system. Currently, he is an interventional Cardiology physician in the Department of Cardiology of Nanjing First Hospital, affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, China.

Research Keywords: BK channels; smooth muscle cells; diabetes mellitus; atherosclerosis; coronary artery diseases; KATP channels; cardiomyocytes.