How bacterial pathogens evade the immune system
Dr. Jim Sun is an alumnus of the University of British Columbia (BSc, 2006 & PhD, 2012). He relocated his lab to the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at UBC in January 2024, following six productive years at the University of Ottawa (2017-2023). The Sun Lab studies how Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one of the most successful human pathogens, evades and reprograms our immune system. His research program integrates drug discovery pipelines to develop host-directed therapies to combat pandemic-level threats that includes tuberculosis, emerging pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Sun has received multiple early career research awards, including from Pfizer Canada, Canadian Society for Immunology, American Society for Microbiology, and the Lung Health Foundation.
Research Themes
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, immunity, drug discovery, macrophage biology
Jim Sun, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of British Columbia
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