Huy M Dao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Education

Ph D

2021,
University of Mississippi

BS

2010,
Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Vietnam

Biographical Sketch

2024-Present: Assistant Professor (Tenure-track)

University of Louisiana Monroe

2021-2024: Post-Doctoral Associate

University of Texas at Austin

2016-2021: Graduate student

University of Mississippi

Research Interests

Our lab is dedicated to advancing the science behind freeze-drying and cryogenic preservation of biologics and cells. We also aim to utilize freeze-drying as a powder engineering technology to create inhalable powders for lung delivery.

Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/cslt-lab/home

Recent Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=H3kP0M8AAAAJ&hl=en.

Research Grants

Dao, H. M. (Principal), "Freeze Induced Protein Instability Driven by Air Water Interfacial Stress" (Funded), Sponsored By NSF ENG/CBET, $380,000. (2026 - 2029).

Dao, H. M. (Principal), "Hollow Fiber Membrane-based Deaeration to Improve Protein Stability during Freeze-Thaw" (Funded), Sponsored By NSF IGNITE, $20,000. (2025 - 2026).

Courses Taught

PHRD 4008PHARMACEUTICS I, 2 course(s)

PHRD 4029PHARMACEUTICS II, 1 course(s)

PHRD 4056BIOPHARMACEUTICS and PHARMACOKINETICS (41565), 1 course(s)

PHRD 5083SURFACE and INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA, 1 course(s)

Huy M Dao, PhD Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences