Dr. Jun Sun is a tenured professor of Medicine at the UIC. She is an elected fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Physiological Society (APS). She chairs for the AGA Microbiome and Microbial Therapy section. Her research interests are host–microbiome interactions in inflammation and cancer. Her key achievements include: 1) the characterization of vitamin D receptor regulation of the intestinal barrier and microbiome in inflammation and cancer, 2) identification of dysbiosis and intestinal dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and 3) characterization of bacteria in regulating intestinal stem cells and leading to cancer. Dr. Sun has published over 220 scientific articles. She is the leading editor of eight books on microbiome and metabolites, including a Nature/Spring book titled "Inflammation, infection, and microbiome in cancers: evidence, mechanisms, and implications". She serves on the editorial board of more than 10 peer-reviewed journals, including as deputy editor for the American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. She services study sections for the NIH, DOD, NASA, American Cancer Society, and other research foundations. Her research is supported by the NIH, DOD, and VA awards.