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Name	Qi Sun
Contact Information	sunq01@hsc.pku.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Qi Sun

Contact Information

sunq01@hsc.pku.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Peking University
Faculty	Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2007.9 - 2011.6: Bachelor of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University 2011.9 - 2018.12: PhD in Pharmacology, New York University
Work Experience	2019.1 - 2024.2: Postdoctoral Researcher, New York University School of Medicine 2024.3 - Present: Researcher, Peking University Stem Cell Research Center

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Peking University

Faculty

Basic Medical Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2007.9 - 2011.6: Bachelor of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University
2011.9 - 2018.12: PhD in Pharmacology, New York University

Work Experience

2019.1 - 2024.2: Postdoctoral Researcher, New York University School of Medicine
2024.3 - Present: Researcher, Peking University Stem Cell Research Center

Areas of Focus	Homeostasis and tissue regeneration in adult stem cells Causes and intervention strategies for gray hair formation Mechanisms of melanoma development
Publications	Reversible Differentiation of Melanocyte Stem Cells: Designed to Last or Be Lost?, Sun Q, Brinks A, Ito M, 2023 Dedifferentiation maintains melanocyte stem cells in a dynamic niche, Sun Q, Lee W, Hu H, Ogawa T, De Leon S, Katehis I, Lim CH, Takeo M, Cammer M, Taketo MM, Gay DL, Millar SE, Ito M, 2023 A novel melanoma mouse model demonstrates that oncogenic melanocyte stem cells engender melanoma resembling human disease, Sun Q, Lee W, Mohri Y, Takeo M, Lim CH, Xu X, Myung P, Atit RP, Taketo MM, Moubarak RS, Schober M, Osman I, Gay D, Nishimura EK, Ito M, 2019 Hedgehog stimulates hair follicle neogenesis by creating inductive dermis during murine skin wound healing, Lim CH, Sun Q, Ratti K, Lee SH, Zheng Y, Takeo M, Lee W, Rabbani P, Plikus MV, Cain JE, Wang DH, Watkins DN, Millar S, Taketo MM, Myung P, Cotsarelis G, Ito M, 2018 Dissecting Wnt signaling for melanocyte regulation during wound healing, Sun Q, Rabbani P, Takeo M, Lee SH, Lim CH, Noel ES, Taketo MM, Myung P, Millar S, Ito M, 2018 EdnrB Governs Regenerative Response of Melanocyte Stem Cells by Crosstalk with Wnt Signaling, Takeo M, Lee W, Rabbani P, Sun Q, Hu H, Lim CH, Manga P, Ito M, 2016 Wnt activation in nail epithelium couples nail growth to digit regeneration, Takeo M, Chou WC, Sun Q, Lee W, Rabbani P, Loomis C, Taketo MM, Ito M, 2013 Ruscogenin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice: involvement of tissue factor, inducible NO synthase and nuclear factor (NF)-κB, Sun Q, Chen L, Gao M, Jiang W, Shao F, Li J, Wang J, Kou J, Yu B, 2012 Diosgenin down-regulates NF-κB p65/p50 and p38MAPK pathways and attenuates acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice, Gao M, Chen L, Yu H, Sun Q, Kou J, Yu B, 2013 Advances in studies on active components modulating tissue factor in Chinese materia medica, Sun Q, Shao F, Li J, Wang J, Kou J, Yu B, 2010

Areas of Focus

Homeostasis and tissue regeneration in adult stem cells
Causes and intervention strategies for gray hair formation
Mechanisms of melanoma development

Publications

Reversible Differentiation of Melanocyte Stem Cells: Designed to Last or Be Lost?, Sun Q, Brinks A, Ito M, 2023
Dedifferentiation maintains melanocyte stem cells in a dynamic niche, Sun Q, Lee W, Hu H, Ogawa T, De Leon S, Katehis I, Lim CH, Takeo M, Cammer M, Taketo MM, Gay DL, Millar SE, Ito M, 2023
A novel melanoma mouse model demonstrates that oncogenic melanocyte stem cells engender melanoma resembling human disease, Sun Q, Lee W, Mohri Y, Takeo M, Lim CH, Xu X, Myung P, Atit RP, Taketo MM, Moubarak RS, Schober M, Osman I, Gay D, Nishimura EK, Ito M, 2019
Hedgehog stimulates hair follicle neogenesis by creating inductive dermis during murine skin wound healing, Lim CH, Sun Q, Ratti K, Lee SH, Zheng Y, Takeo M, Lee W, Rabbani P, Plikus MV, Cain JE, Wang DH, Watkins DN, Millar S, Taketo MM, Myung P, Cotsarelis G, Ito M, 2018
Dissecting Wnt signaling for melanocyte regulation during wound healing, Sun Q, Rabbani P, Takeo M, Lee SH, Lim CH, Noel ES, Taketo MM, Myung P, Millar S, Ito M, 2018
EdnrB Governs Regenerative Response of Melanocyte Stem Cells by Crosstalk with Wnt Signaling, Takeo M, Lee W, Rabbani P, Sun Q, Hu H, Lim CH, Manga P, Ito M, 2016
Wnt activation in nail epithelium couples nail growth to digit regeneration, Takeo M, Chou WC, Sun Q, Lee W, Rabbani P, Loomis C, Taketo MM, Ito M, 2013
Ruscogenin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice: involvement of tissue factor, inducible NO synthase and nuclear factor (NF)-κB, Sun Q, Chen L, Gao M, Jiang W, Shao F, Li J, Wang J, Kou J, Yu B, 2012
Diosgenin down-regulates NF-κB p65/p50 and p38MAPK pathways and attenuates acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice, Gao M, Chen L, Yu H, Sun Q, Kou J, Yu B, 2013
Advances in studies on active components modulating tissue factor in Chinese materia medica, Sun Q, Shao F, Li J, Wang J, Kou J, Yu B, 2010

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