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Dr. Sun received a medical degree from Peking University Health Science Center and a Ph.D. in molecular oncology from Peking Union Medical College. He joined the Gelb Genitourinary Translational Research Center as a research fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School and was later promoted to research scientist. His main focus is on genetic markers and post-translational regulation mechanisms involved in castration-resistant prostate cancer. Dr. Sun completed his residency training in Anatomic Clinical Pathology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a Cytopathology Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital before joining Yale Pathology staff in 2020. He is particularly interested in general surgical pathology and cytopathology, with a focus on translational molecular studies involving gynecological and genitourinary pathology. Dr. Sun has earned several awards for his work, including the Warren R. Lang, MD Resident Physician Award and the Journal of American Society of Cytopathology Physician-in-training Award for his research on the utility of next-generation sequencing in urine cytology specimens. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed publications, including five book chapters and reviews, and serves as a reviewer for 25 scientific journals.
Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT
Joined Yale Pathology Staff.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Boston, MA
Focus on genetic markers and post-translational regulation mechanisms.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Boston, MA
Conducted research in molecular oncology.
University of Massachusetts Medical School • Worcester, MA
Completed residency training in Anatomic Clinical Pathology.
Massachusetts General Hospital • Boston, MA
Completed fellowship in Cytopathology.
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