Zhaoxia Sun PhD
Associate Professor of Genetics
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development: Cytoskeleton and Cell Morphogenesis
Animal Organogenesis
Genetics
Research Interests
Zebrafish genetics; Cilium; Kidney development; Polycystic kidney disease (PKD); Ciliopathy more...
Education
- Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 1998
Selected Publications
- N. Kishimot, Y. Cao, A. Park and Z. Sun. (2008). Cystic kidney gene seahorse regulates cilia mediated processes and Wnt pathways. Developmental Cell 14:954-961.
- DiBella, Alice Park and Z. Sun. 2009. Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the Tor pathway. Human Molecular Genetics 18:595-606.
- N. A. Duldulao, S. Lee and Z.Sun. 2009. Cilia localization is essential for in vivo functions of the Joubert syndrome protein Arl13b/Scorpion. Development 136:4033-4042
