Dr. Jun Sun is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester. Her key achievements include identifi cation and characterization of bacterial effector protein AvrA that activates the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and affects intestinal epithelial stem cells in infl ammation. Her long-range goal is to elucidate how a specifi c bacterial effector provides a mechanistic link between infl ammation of the intestine and the development of colon cancer. Dr. Sun is the author of 58 peer-reviewed papers, numerous chapters and invited reviews. She is an inventor of two patents. Her current researches are supported by the NIH, NY STEM, and the American Cancer Society Dr. Jun Sun is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester. Her key achievements include identifi cation and characterization of bacterial effector protein AvrA that activates the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and affects intestinal epithelial stem cells in infl ammation. Her long-range goal is to elucidate how a specifi c bacterial effector provides a mechanistic link between infl ammation of the intestine and the development of colon cancer. Dr. Sun is the author of 58 peer-reviewed papers, numerous chapters and invited reviews. She is an inventor of two patents. Her current researches are supported by the NIH, NY STEM, and the American Cancer Society

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