Immunology Program
The Joseph Sun Lab
Research

The immune system responds to viral infections by introducing a complex interplay of immune cells and factors, whose goal is to eliminate the intruding pathogen. One such effector cell in the antiviral response is the Natural Killer (NK) cell, which secretes inflammatory cytokines and directly kills infected cells. The focus of our research is aimed at defining the signals that NK cells require to mount an effective immune response against pathogens. We are also exploring the regulatory mechanisms keeping NK cells in check, thereby safeguarding against potential autoimmunity.

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Lau CM, Adams NM, Geary CD, Weizman O, Rapp M, Pritykin Y, Leslie CS, Sun JC. 2018. Epigenetic control of innate and adaptive immune memory. Nat Immunol. 19:963-972.
Adams NM, Lau CM, Fan X, Rapp M, Weizman O, Geary CD, Diaz-Salazar C, Sun JC. 2018. Transcription factor IRF8 orchestrates the adaptive natural killer cell response. Immunity. 48:1172-1182.
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Joseph Sun, PhD
- Immunologist Joseph Sun investigates the natural killer cell response against infection and cancer.
- PhD, University of Washington
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- BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- AB, Washington University in St. Louis

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Lab Alumni

MSK Position: Graduate Student; Current Position: Science Policy Fellowship, National Academy of Sciences

MSK Position: Graduate Student; Current Position: Scientist in Clinical Immunology at PACT Pharma in Hayward, CA

MSK Position: Graduate Student; Current Position: Senior Associate, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY

MSK Position: Tri-I MD-PhD Student; Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

MSK Position: MD/PhD Student; Current Position: Resident, UCSF

MSK Position: Research Fellow; Current Position: Assistant Professor, Rutgers Medical School

MSK Position: Research Fellow; Current Position: Research Scientist, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

MSK Position: Research Fellow; Current Position: Assistant Professor, UCLA

MSK Position: Research Fellow; Current Position: Research Scientist, Roche

MSK Position: Research Fellow; Current: Residency, Technical University of Munich

MSK Position: Research Technician; Current Position: Graduate Student, U Penn

MSK Position: Research Technician; Current Position: Graduate Student, Yale

MSK Position: Research Technician; Current Position: Residency, MD Anderson

MSK Position: Research Technician; Current: Biotech company
MSK Position: 2012 SURP Student; Current: Graduate school, Ohio State University
MSK Position: 2019 SURP student; Current: Computational biologist, D.E. Shaw Research

MSK Position: Student Researcher; Current Position: Medical School, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

MSK Position: Student Researcher; Current Position: Medical Student, Rutgers Medical School

MSK Position: Student Researcher; Current: Medical School, UC Davis
Achievements
- American Cancer Society Research Scholar (2017)
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in Infectious Disease (2016)
- Boyer Young Investigator Award for Basic Research (2015)
- Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair (2014)
- AAI Pfizer-Showell Early Career Investigator Award (2012)
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- Searle Scholar Award (2011)
- Cancer Research Institute Investigator Award (2011)
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Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.
Joseph Sun discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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American Association of Immunologists
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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The City College of New York
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University of Colorado
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