Hua Sun, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine, MD equivalent, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Master in Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- PhD in Physiology, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- Resident, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Resident, University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Nephrology Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital
Graduate Program Affiliations
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Licenses & Certifications
- ECFMG
- Federal DEA
- Board Certified - American Board of Pediatrics
- Basic Life Support
- Iowa Medical License
- Board Certified - American Board of Pediatric Nephrology
Selected Publications
- Williquett J, Sun H (corresponding author) (2024). Targeting dynein activator, Dctn1, ameliorates podocytopathy in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. ASN Kidney Week
- Williquett J, Sun H (corresponding author) (2024). Targeting dynein activator, Dctn1, ameliorates podocytopathy in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. SCFH Research Day
- Weidner J, Sun H (corresponding author) (2023). Dynll1-PI31 facilitated proteasome mediated degradation as a new therapeutic target for INF2-related FSGS. ASN Kidney Week
- Weidner J, Sun H (corresponding author) (2023). AMPK modified SP1 transcription factor directs the expression of dynein genes in diabetic nephropathy. SCFH Research Day
- Weidner J, Sun H (corresponding author) (2022). Diabetes Activates Dynein Mediated Trafficking and Degradation of Nephrin via AMPK/SP-1 Regulated Transcription. ASN Kidney Week
- Sun H (2022). Dynein-mediated traffic in podocyte health and disease. SCFH Research Day
- Sun H. (2021). Dynein-driven pathogenesis of diabetic podocytopathy. ASN Kidney Week and Annual Child Health Research Centers virtual meeting
- Sun H, Pollak M. (2020). Dysregulated dynein mediated vesicle trafficking is a new mechanism and therapeutic target for FSGS. ASN Kidney Week
- Sun H, Pollak M. (2020). Dysregulated dynein mediated vesicle trafficking is a new mechanism and therapeutic target for FSGS. PAS meeting
- Sun H, Pollak M. (2019). Targeting Defective Trafficking of Slit Diaphragm Protein in Inverted Formin 2 Related Podocytopathy. ASN kidney week