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Delin Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. With a multidisciplinary background in psychology, physics, and biology, he specializes in the neuropsychological behavioral correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adolescent trauma. He possesses expertise in neuroimaging methods and secondary data analysis to explore neural changes associated with childhood trauma and PTSD. His research systematically investigates PTSD-related structural and functional brain images, focusing on regional changes, connectivity, and brain networks to build comprehensive behavioral-brain maps. Delin studies the relationship between adolescent brain development and trauma, including the impact of alcohol, employing longitudinal studies and machine learning research methods. His work also encompasses the neural underpinnings of social cognitive and affective functions in both healthy volunteers and patients with mental disorders such as excessive internet usage, smoking addiction, Alzheimer's Disease, and depression. Delin has successfully collaborated with researchers at local institutions and has published peer-reviewed articles on these topics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Science and Technology of China, awarded in 2008.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)