BS (1995) - MS (1998) in China; PhD (Medical College of Wisconsin, 2004); postdoc ( 2004-2008, Harvard Medical School); Jan 2009 - 2015, Assistant Professor of UTEP-Biology; 2015-present: Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

• Outstanding Performance Award - ORSP (05/01/2017-05/31/2017)
• ASM 2016 General Meeting Minority Travel Award - Americal Society for Microbiology (06/18/2016)
• Outstanding Performance Award - UTEP- Office of Research and Sporsored Projects (05/21/2012)
• COURI award - UTEP-College of Science (11/20/2010)
• Member of Sigma Xi - the Scientific Research Society - Sigma Xi (05/01/2006-05/31/2006)
• Graduate student travel award - Medical College of Wisconsin (05/01/2003-05/31/2003)
• Graduate student travel award - Medical College of Wisconsin (05/01/2002-05/31/2002)

• Bacterial Pathogenesis, Harvard Medical School (2008)
• Ph D in Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin (2004)
• MS in China Agriculture University (1998)
• BS in China Agriculture University (1995)

• Smartphone-based point-of-care multiplexed-genes detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on a low-cost paper/polymer hybrid microfluidic device IEEE (2023), Hamed Tavakoli, Jianjun Sun, XiuJun (James) Li.
• A mathematic equation derived from host-pathogen interactions elucidates the significance of integrating modern medicine with traditional Chinese medicine to treat infectious diseases Journal of Integrative Medicine 21 4 (2023), Jianjun Sun.
• Promoting self‐healing power and balancing immune response: a holistic, effective strategy of traditional Chinese medicine in treating COVID‐19 Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine 5 (2022), Jianjun Sun.
• Development of a mathematic equation for host-pathogen interaction: shifting the paradigm of the pathogen-targeted medicine to the host-based medicine Center for Open Science (2022), Jianjun Sun.
• Post-translational knockdown and post-secretional modification of EsxA determine contribution of EsxA membrane permeabilizing activity for mycobacterial intracellular survival Virulence 12 1 (2021), Yanqing Bao, Lin Wang, Jianjun Sun.

• How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine Control Infectious Diseases? A Modern Perspective Derived from the Model of Host-Pathogen Interaction (2023), Volume Hong Kong, Jianjun Sun.
• The pathways to future integrative medicine (2023), Volume Chengdu, China, Jianjun Sun.
• The Roles of EsxA N-terminal acetylation in Mtb pathogenesis (2023), Volume San Antonio, Jianjun Sun.
• Structure and function of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factors (2019), Volume El Paso, Jianjun Sun.
• Mycobacterium marinum down-regulates miR-147 in macrophages in an EsxA/B-dependent manner (2019), Volume El Paso, Xiaoshu Zuo, Lin Wang, Yanqing Bao, Jianjun Sun.

• Rapid Point-of-Care Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Using a Thermometer.
• Membrane Interaction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factors