Established the Sun Lab at UAB in 2021. Studies how adverse gene-environment interactions impact nervous system development and function.

Runs day-to-day lab operations and studies the role of lin-28 in neuronal maturation. Interested in where biology, computer science, and bioinformatics meet.

Builds and manages the lab's mouse colony for studies of early brain development, and keeps the lab running to standard operating procedures.

Studies how nutrition and lipid metabolism shape development, reproduction, aging, and brain health, including effects passed across generations.

Examines how neuronal activity and environmental stimuli affect post-embryonic nervous system maturation in C. elegans.

Studies how alternative splicing regulates developmental change across the C. elegans lifespan, and where that might be targeted therapeutically.

Explores how acute and chronic exposure to drugs of abuse drives plasticity in distinct neuronal cell types.

Studies the molecular mechanisms behind temporal neuronal maturation during postnatal central nervous system development in mice.

Investigates how temperature shapes post-embryonic neurodevelopment, and how other Caenorhabditis species adapt to different climates.

Studies the effects of acute cocaine exposure on pharyngeal pumping in adult C. elegans, and is headed for science communication and illustration.

Works on the deorphanization of G-protein-coupled receptors, following doctoral work on the genetics of Alzheimer's disease.

Studies how different food sources, especially polyunsaturated fatty acids, affect behavior, developmental timing, and aging in C. elegans.

Investigates how mitochondria, microRNA, and chromatin remodeling shape neuronal development, and how those processes influence learning and memory.

Investigates how developmental timing programs coordinate mitochondrial maturation, and how disrupting that coordination affects neuronal function and aging.

Bioinformatics major studying how alternative splicing impacts and regulates developmental change in C. elegans.

Studies how various chromatin remodelers influence olfactory learning and memory in C. elegans.

Neuroscience major studying how early life stressors impact post-embryonic neuronal maturation in C. elegans.

Studies how mitochondria contribute to neuronal development and influence learning and memory in C. elegans.

Studies how different food sources affect pharyngeal pumping in C. elegans, with plans for dental school after graduation.

Characterizes developmental timing and locomotor behavior in the Caenorhabditis species C. tropicalis and C. briggsae.

Kinesiology major on the pre-physical therapy track, supporting day-to-day work at the bench and building toward a Doctor of Physical Therapy.

Biomedical sciences major studying how alternative splicing regulates and impacts C. elegans development.

Characterizes the molecular and behavioral changes in adult C. elegans nervous systems after cocaine exposure.

Prepares and examines mouse samples for studies of neurodevelopment, with a career in medicine ahead.

Focuses on mouse work to study post-embryonic neuronal development, building research experience for a future medical career.

Biomedical engineering major studying how drugs of abuse affect chromatin plasticity.