Principal Investigator
About Dr. Sun

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

Tara Hawkinson
Ph.D. Candidate

Harrison Clarke
Graduate Student

Xin Ma
Graduate Student
Scientists and Research Assistants

Lei Wu
Senior Scientist III

Chandler Downie
Lab Technician

Terrymar Medina
Lab Technician

Shannon Keohane
Lab Technician

Cameron Shedlock
Lab Technician

Charles Michael Soto
Lab Technician

Roberto Ribas
Lab Technician

Geraldine Pierre
Lab Technician
Undergraduate Students

Adrielle Plasencia
Undergraduate Student

Francis DeCesare
Undergraduate Student

Alex Shear
Undergraduate Student

Cassidy Gibbs
Undergraduate Student

Damon Kooser
Undergraduate Student

Phu Doan
Undergraduate Student

Angela Mueller
Undergraduate Student

Samantha Simpson
Undergraduate Student

Sydney Comstock
Undergraduate Student
Past Members

Qi Sun, Ph.D
Virginia Commonwealth University

Alexis James
Project Coordinator
Medpace Inc. - Cincinnati, OH

Alexandra Stanback
M.D. Student
University of Kentucky

Lindsey Conroy, Ph.D.
Scientific Writer, Insulet

Josephine Chang
M.D. Student
University of California, Irvine

Bryson Arnett
Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

Rikke Svejgard Nielsen

Jessica Lamb
M.D. Candidate, University of Kentucky

Michael Buoncristiani
Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

Lyndsay Young, PhD

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!