ChengJun Sun

Postdoctoral Researcher
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Education

Ph.D. Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2001

Contact Information

Phone: (805) 893-5787
Email: sun@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610

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Area of Research

Marine sessile organisms have unique ways of attaching themselves to different substrates. Trying to find out how those systems work will greatly benefit efforts in both anti-fouling and designing of good underwater adhesives. We are using two model systems: mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and tube worm Phragmatopoma californica in the lab to study this. I am currently working on the biochemical, molecular biological, biophysical and biomechanical study of the adhesive proteins from these organisms.