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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Joseph Sun, PhD
- Immunologist Joseph Sun investigates the natural killer cell response against infection and cancer.
- PhD, University of Washington
- sunj@mskcc.org
- Email Address
- 646-888-3228
- Office Phone
Members
Graduate Student
Research Fellow
Graduate Student (IMP Program)
Research Fellow
Graduate Student
Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Graduate Student
Research Technician
Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Administrative Assistant
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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)