Dr. Jason Cai

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jason Cai is an Associate Professor at the Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, with a secondary appointment in Pharmacology. He specializes in medicinal chemistry and radiopharmaceutical sciences. After completing his doctoral studies in Chemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2011, Dr. Cai joined Carolyn Anderson's lab at the University of Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral associate, focusing on the development of radiopharmaceuticals and preclinical PET imaging for oncology. In 2015, he became part of the Yale PET Center, where he expanded his research portfolio to encompass brain PET imaging. His current research group is dedicated to developing and translating novel PET imaging probes aimed at drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics studies in the context of central nervous system disorders and oncology. Dr. Cai has received several prestigious awards, including the NIH Career Development Award in 2017, the SNMMI Berson-Yalow Award in 2018, and the Archer Foundation Research Scholar Award in 2019.

Research Interests

Awards

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Archer Foundation Research Award

2019-01-01
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Berson-Yalow Award

2018-06-24
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Young Investigator Award

2016-07-16

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.