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Clostridioides difficile  Research Team

​University of South Florida

"2021 Annual Undergraduate Research Conference"

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  • Dr. Sun received Excellence in Innovation Award 2019
  • Congratulations to Domenica Flores for Big Graduation and for the first job as a scientist!
  • ​Dr. Sun was appointed as Associate Editor for the Journal “Molecular Medicine” (Springer Nature, https://molmed.biomedcentral.com/) effective in November 2019
  • ​Dr. Sun was invited as Topic Editor for “Frontiers in Microbiology”
  • ​Dr. Sun was invited to serve NIH GMBP (Gastrointestinal Mucosal Pathobiology Study Section) Study Section Panel in February, 2020
  • Dr. Sun was invited to give a talk at University of Florida on January 28, 2020
  • Dr. Sun was invited to serve NIH study section on July 18, 2019.​
  • Congratulation to Ishani Wickramage ! for being awarded ASM 2019 Travel Award!
  • Congratulations to Jessica Bullock! Accepted by PhD program (2019) at Washington University in St. Louis.
  • Dr. Sun was invited serve NIH study section on March 20, 2019.
  • Sun lab on Youtube: Our Youtube Channel
  • New Publication: "TPL2 Is a Key Regulator of Intestinal Inflammation in Clostridium difficile Infection" Infect Immun. 2018 Jul 23;86(8).
  • Congratulations to Eric Talyor and Enid Cuebas for being accepted by Medical School at USF! Well done!
  • Anthony Gagliardi Foundation donates $15,000 to Sun lab to support C. difficile research.Article
  • Sun lab welcomes bright and talented undergraduate students Logan Suits, Manushi Shah, and Firaas Khan to join the lab! They will work in Sun lab for their honor degree thesis.
  • Sun lab welcomes Garrett Enten to join the lab for his PhD rotation!
  • The PI, Dr. Xingmin Sun was invited to serve NIH Study Section Panel on Nov 6, 2018.
  • The PI, Dr. Xingmin Sun was selected to receive "2018 Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award" at University of South Florida. Congratulations!
  • The PI, Dr. Xingmin Sun was nominated by the Department Chair and College Dean for “2018 Excellence in Innovation Award” at the University of South Florida. Congratulations!
  • June 13, 2018: USF Health's article on our lab's progress on vaccine for C. diff infection. Article
  • ​A vaccine for Clostridium difficile? Dr. Sun shares what to consider.See here
  • Dr. Sun shares current progress on developing vaccine for Clostridium difficile infection at the ASM 2018 Conference.See here
  • A big congratulations to Zhong Peng for successfully defending his PhD dissertation!
  • Welcome Dr. Zhen Wu to our lab.  We are happy to have you join the team!
  • Dr. Sun was invited  to serve NIH Study Section Panel (IDM-B 81) in Bethesda, NIH on March 23, 2018.
  • ​Dr. Sun was invited to serve NIH Study Section Panel (Innate Immunity and   Inflammation) in Bethesda, NIH on Feb 16-16, 2018.​
  • Congratulations to Zhong Peng for publication in Frontiers in Microbiology in Dec 2017.​
  • Dr. Sun chaired Bacterial Pathogenesis Session during ASM Southeast Branch Meeting in Nov 2017.​
  • Dr. Sun was invited  to serve NIH Study Section Panel (IDM-B 81) in Bethesda, NIH on Nov 13, 2017.​
  • Congratulations to Zhong Peng for his oral presentation during ClostPath meeting in Michigan in August, 2017.
  • In June, 2017, Dr. Sun lab received a new 5-year R01 grant from NIH/NIAID to develop novel vaccines against C. difficile infection.​
  • In June, 2017 Dr. Chunhui Li received ASM Infectious Disease  Fellow Travel Award. Congratulations!​
  • On April 15, 2017, Dr. Sun lab received a new R03 grant from NIH/NIDDK to study the role of TPL2 in the pathogenesis of C. difficile infection.
  • On January 11, 2017, Dr. Sun and Dr. Bill Baker received a joint Interdisciplinary seed grant award entitled "bioprospecting antibiotics in the fungal metabolome to combat C. difficile infection" ​
  • Dr. Sun was invited  to serve NIH Study Section Panel (IDM-B 80s) in Bethesda, NIH on July 11, 2016.​
  • Dr. Yuanguo Wang in Sun Lab received ICAAC Program Committee Award 2016. 
  • Dr. Yuanguo Wang in Sun lab received Anaerobe 2016 Travel Award.​