Center for Global Health and Inter-Disciplinary Research
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Xingmin Sun, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine
Contact Info
- Office: MDC 3523
- Academic Email: sun5@usf.edu
- Academic Phone: (813) 974-4553
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Education
- PhD, Natural Sciences, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, 2002
- MS, Veterinary Microbiology & Immunology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1994
Biography
Dr. Sun (http://www.sunlab-usf.com/) is a tenured Professor with early promotion in the Department of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida (USF). He holds affiliation appointments in the Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Molecular Bioscience, Department of Chemistry at USF, and USF Genomics. He obtained his Ph.D. in Natural Sciences (magna cum laude) from the University of Kiel, Germany, followed by postdoctoral training in Molecular Microbiology and Biochemistry at Brown University, USA. Dr. Sun's research focuses on microbial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions, with a particular emphasis on Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) pathogenesis and the development of novel therapeutics, including vaccines, to prevent and treat C. difficile infection (CDI). He is nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions to vaccine / therapeutic development against CDI as well as the understanding of C. difficile pathogenesis. His work has been continuously funded by the NIH since 2012. He has actively served NIH study section panels, including as chair. Additionally, he is an Associate Editor for Microbiological Research, Molecular Medicine, and Frontiers in Immunology, and serves on the editorial boards of Infection and Immunity and Applied and Environmental Microbiology. He received the “Tufts Institute for Innovation Inaugural Award” in 2014, the “Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award” in 2018, and the “Excellence in Innovation Award” in 2020 at USF. He also chaired the Research Committee at the USF College of Medicine from 2019 to 2020. Since 2021, he has served as President, Vice President, Secretary, and Executive Committee member of the USF Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), USA. In 2025, he was elected to be the “Senior Member” of NAI. He enjoys music, workout, and cuisines from different cultures during spare time.