Jun Sun, PhD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago. She is an elected fellow of American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Physiological Society (APS). She chairs for the AGA microbiome and microbial therapy section. Her research interests are host-microbiome interactions in inflammation and cancer. Her key achievements include characterization of vitamin D receptor regulation of intestinal barrier and microbiome in inflammation and cancer; identification of dysbiosis and intestinal dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and characterization of bacteria in regulating intestinal stem cells and leading to cancer. She has published more than 200 scientific articles.
Jun Sun, PhD
Professor
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Biology (CB)
Phone: 312-996-5020
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