Sun Lab

Our laboratory studies – at an atomic level – these macromolecules that are critical for every biological process in humans. Leveraging our expertise in structural biology and biophysics, we dissect the molecular mechanisms of how these machines work and aim to better understand how to target those molecular machines to treat human disease. 

The research in our laboratory centers on two aspects of biological questions. First, we aim to understand how cells or organisms generate and respond to stress signals, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS). Second, our laboratory investigates important disease-causing protein machineries through biophysical and biochemical approaches. By revealing how these machineries work and what goes wrong under disease conditions, we strive to develop in-depth molecular understandings to provide knowledge foundation for future therapeutics.