Bio
Dr. Sun completed his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2001) and MS in Computer Science (2003) at Wayne State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Emory in 2011, Dr. Sun held the position of assistant research professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. His research interests focus on novel study designs and applications of genetic epidemiology to identify molecular markers and understand risk factors and functional mechanisms of human diseases in multiethnic populations. The goal of such translational research is to improve the prediction, prevention and treatment of human diseases. He is the Director of the Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology (GME) Certificate Program at Rollins School of Public Health.
Areas of Interest
- Bioinformatics
- Infectious Disease
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cardiometabolic Diseases
- Epigenetics
- Genetics
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Data Science
- Informatics
- Machine Learning
- Data Mining
- Genomics
- Exposome
- Aging
Courses Taught
- EPI 798R - Pre-candidacy Research
- EPI 799R - Research
- EPI 552 - Human Genome Epidemiology
Affiliations
Research interests include: genomics, epigenomics, metabolomics and gene-environment interaction of cardio-metabolic diseases in multi-ethnic populations, multi-omics study of complex disease, host factors of infectious disease, biobank-based precision medicine reserach, machine learning applications in high-dimensional -omics data analyses, and method development for pathway, network and systems analysis of complex disease.
In The News
Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
New Study Emphasizes Critical Need for Diversity of Research Participants in Genetic Studies
New research presents evidence that the field of human genetics should improve the diversity of research participants to avoid worsening existing health inequities.
Recent Research Publications
Rollins faculty are prolific authors and collaborators on articles that advance research, provoke thought, and inspire action. This is an abbreviated list of recent publications.