Education
Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, 2022B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2017
Publications
Adaptive selection of a prion strain conformer corresponding to established North American CWD during propagation of novel emergent Norwegian strains in mice expressing elk or deer prion protein. 2021. Bian J, Kim S, Kane SJ, Crowell J, Sun JL, Christiansen J, Saijo E, Moreno JA, DiLisio J, Burnett E, Pritzkow S, Gorski D, Soto C, Kreeger TJ, Balachandran A, Mitchell G, Miller MW, Nonno R, Vikøren T, Våge J, Madslien K, Tran L, Vuong TT, Benestad SL, Telling GC. PLoS Pathog. 2021 Jul 26;17(7):e1009748. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009748. PMID: 34310663; PMCID: PMC8341702.Co-activation of selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptors is required to reverse beta amyloid-induced Ca2+ hyperexcitation, Neurobiology of Aging. 2019. Sun, J.L., Stokoe, S.A., Roberts, J.P., Sathler, M.F., Nip, K.A., Shou, J., Ko, K., Tsunoda, S., Kim, S., doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.09.005.HIV induces synaptic hyperexcitation via cGMP-dependent protein kinase II activation in the FIV infection model. 2018. Sztukowski K, Nip K, Ostwald PN, Sathler MF, Sun JL, Shou J, Jorgensen ET, Brown TE, Elder JH, Miller C, Hofmann F, VandeWoude S, Kim S. PLoS Biol.e2005315.Lack of TRPM5-Expressing Microvillous Cells in Mouse Main Olfactory Epithelium Leads to Impaired Odor-Evoked Responses and Olfactory-Guided Behavior in a Challenging Chemical Environment. 2017. Lemons K, Fu Z, Aoude I, Ogura T, Sun J, Chang J, Mbonu K, Matsumoto I, Arakwa H, Lin W. eNeuro.0135-17.2017