Dr. Jennifer S. Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Dr. Sun received her B.A. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Rutgers University (2013) and her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Yale University (2019). She completed post-doctoral training in Molecular Biology at Princeton University (2019–2021) and Biochemistry and Microbiology at Rutgers University (2022–2024). The Sun Lab explores the insect microbiome, focusing on how it shapes the host’s olfactory circuits. By studying how microbes change the insect’s sense of smell and resulting behavior (i.e., host-seeking), we can identify novel mechanisms for keeping biting insects at bay. These discoveries will be particularly impactful in developing cost-effective interventions for mitigating insect-borne diseases in low-resource settings.