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Principal Investigator

About Dr. Sun
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Dr. Ramon C. Sun received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular biology from the Australian National University, Australia, and completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University. The primary research goal of the Sun lab is to elucidate signaling pathways that modulate complex carbohydrate metabolism and how they are connected to cellular and organismal physiology in neoplastic and aging-related diseases. Dr. Sun’s research is currently funded by the V Scholar Grant and three recently awarded NIH-R01.

Post-Doctorate and Graduate Trainees

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Tara Hawkinson
Ph.D. Candidate 
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Harrison Clarke
Graduate Student
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Xin Ma
Graduate Student

Scientists and Research Assistants 

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Lei Wu
Senior Scientist III
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Chandler Downie
Lab Technician
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Terrymar Medina
Lab Technician
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Shannon Keohane
Lab Technician
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Cameron Shedlock
Lab Technician
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Charles Michael Soto
Lab Technician
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Roberto Ribas
Lab Technician
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Geraldine Pierre
Lab Technician

Undergraduate Students

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Adrielle Plasencia
Undergraduate Student
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Francis DeCesare
Undergraduate Student
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Alex Shear
Undergraduate Student
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Cassidy Gibbs
Undergraduate Student
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Damon Kooser
Undergraduate Student
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Phu Doan
Undergraduate Student
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Angela Mueller
Undergraduate Student
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Samantha Simpson
Undergraduate Student
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Sydney Comstock
Undergraduate Student

Past Members

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Qi Sun, Ph.D
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Alexis James
Project Coordinator
Medpace Inc. -  Cincinnati, OH
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Alexandra Stanback
M.D. Student
University of Kentucky
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Lindsey Conroy, Ph.D.
Scientific Writer, Insulet
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Josephine Chang
M.D. Student
University of California, Irvine
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Bryson Arnett
Undergraduate, University of Kentucky
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Rikke Svejgard Nielsen
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Jessica Lamb
M.D. Candidate, University of Kentucky
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Michael Buoncristiani
Undergraduate, University of Kentucky
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Lyndsay Young, PhD
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Jelena Anna Juras, PhD
Senior Project Specialist, Syneos Health

The Sun lab is expanding, if you are a self-motivated individual who wishes to embark on a scientific journey and also enjoy working in a vibrant team-based environment please send your CV to ramonsun@ufl.edu. Research experience is not required, only a curious mind to discover the scientific unknown!  

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