Ren Sun
Chair Professor of Systems Biology
Director of Immunology and Microbiology Program
Director of Center for Infectious Disease Research
Email: sunren@westlake.edu.cn




"Westlake University is a place full of exploratory spirit.  Here I hope that I can join energic colleagues to explore the mystery of live,  with courageous students."


Academic Appointment



2022 - Now

Chair professor Westlake University

2020 - 2022

Chair Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

2020 - Now

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology & Bioengineering, UCLA

2018 - 2020

Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology & Bioengineering, UCLA

2013 - 2020

Professor, Bioengineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UCLA

2007 - 2020

Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

2003 - 2007

Associate Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

1998 - 2003

Assistant Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

1993 - 1997

Post-doctoral fellow, Virology, Yale University




Services/Administration


2022 - Now


Senior Advisor to the President, Director of Center for Infectious Disease Research, Director of Immunology and Microbiology Program, Westlake University

2020 – 2021 Chair, Task Force for Graduate Studies, The University of Hong Kong
2019 – 2021 Senior Advisor to the President, The University of Hong Kong
2017-2019 Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
2010-2017 Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
2010-2020 Associate Vice Provost for Internationalization, UCLA
2008-2020 Director, Office for Cross-disciplinary Scholars in Science and Technology, UCLA
2008-2020 Chair, Education Committee, California NanoSystems Institute
2007-2010
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
2005-2020
Co-Director of the Co-infection and Malignancies Program, UCLA AIDS Institute
2003-2006 Director of the Cancer Virology Program, UCLA Cancer Center
2000-2003
Co-Director of Viral and Chemical Carcinogenesis Program, UCLA Cancer Center


Education



1989 - 1993 Ph.D.  Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
1986 - 1989 M.Phil. Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
1981-1985 B.S.  Biology, Fudan University




 Westlake University

Center for Infectious Disease Research, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, CN

中国浙江省杭州市西湖区石龙山西路17号西湖大学应急医学研究中心

 sunren@westlake.edu.cn