Professor at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College. My lab is interested in immune responses against cancer and infection. https://www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/joseph-sunhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3mzg544xxis2yCheck out the speaker lineup for this fantastic meeting… and then be sure to register! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg544xxis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3mzg4txrpn22yCongrats to DR. Ray Kim on a successful defense! Ray marks the 10th student from the lab who successfully received a PhD.03 Nov 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg4txrpn22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3myvstlodbk2pThanks for the nice shoutout! Extremely honored and blown away. The words in that video were completely unexpected… very humbling [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvstlodbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3mytesmzdws2vThese peculiar posters magically appeared on our floor today, and highlight the thesis defense of Ray Kim next week!27 Oct 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytesmzdws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3mytdzjelg22vCongratulations to Simon Grassmann @simongrassmann.bsky.social on his latest paper describing how Stat3 can act as a rheostat of inflammation, integrating distinct cytokine signals to qualitatively tune NK cell responses depending on viral burden @mskcc.bsky.social https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.aed483227 Oct 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytdzjelg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3mwswczg66k2pThese intriguing announcements popped up around our floor this week! Good luck Mark with your defense tomorrow!01 Oct 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwswczg66k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3m3dpy3awa22zGreetings from Stockholm. We celebrated the 50th year anniversary of NK cells, and the legacy of Eva and George Klein… in the Klein lecture hall at the Karolinska Institute! Historical tributes and entertaining stories from Hans Wigzell, Rolf Kiessling, Klas Karre, Wayne Yokoyama, and Lewis Lanier!!16 Oct 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dpy3awa22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3lvvdnid4ps2mHave a look at this new study by Dr. Celeste Dang in @natimmunol.nature.com showing an interesting new role for the transcription factor TCF19 in driving antiviral NK cell function. Congrats Celeste for driving this one to the finish line! @mskcancercenter.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-025-02238-z08 Aug 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvdnid4ps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3lubxwqfmxc27These curious-looking flyers appeared in our hallways this week! They announce Celeste Dang’s thesis defense on Monday. Good luck Celeste!!19 Jul 2025 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubxwqfmxc27https://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3lstfdreytc2vWonderful to catch up with two former @wcm-imp.bsky.social grad students at this @faseborg.bsky.social meeting! So proud of alum who are now faculty running their own labs- Priya Issuree (U Iowa) and Ruth Franklin @ruthfranklinlab.bsky.social (Harvard). Nothing makes a program director more happy!30 Jun 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstfdreytc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3lpma7szjas2fCheck out this new study and TCR Tg mouse generated by Endi Santosa @endicytosis.bsky.social. If you are interested in studying classic and inflationary CD8+ T cell memory to MCMV infection, we’re happy to share this mouse, and @laboxenius.bsky.social is extremely generous with her Tg lines as well. https://rupress.org/jem/article/222/8/e20242078/277950/Defining-molecular-circuits-of-CD8-T-cell20 May 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpma7szjas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3lm32lv3b422gCongratulations to Dr. Endi Santosa @endicytosis.bsky.social on his latest study on cooperativity of IRF4 and IRF8 in antiviral NK cells! On a side note, this is the 10th paper I’ve published in @jimmunol.bsky.social throughout my career - very proud to support @aai.org and our society journal! https://academic.oup.com/jimmunol/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jimmun/vkaf041/8105710?redirectedFrom=fulltext05 Apr 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm32lv3b422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3ll7i6lwr4s2rThrilled that Dr. Adriana Mujal has been awarded the Kravis WiSE postdoctoral fellowship! There is no one more deserving! @mskcancercenter.bsky.social Read about Adriana’s scientific journey here: https://www.mskcc.org/news/meet-4-winners-of-2025-kravis-wise-fellowships25 Mar 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7i6lwr4s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3lkcwwpk4ck24Fun visit to UCLA today, where my former postdoc (Professor Tim O’Sullivan) gave me a nice welcome, and I had a wonderful dinner and discussions with scientific “grandkids” 😊 In the current and difficult environment we are all going through, it was an important reminder of why we love what we do!!14 Mar 2025 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcwwpk4ck24https://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3ljw7qxkhfc2xCelebrate the amazing women in your labs!! #InternationalWomensDay [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2025 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljw7qxkhfc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3ljswiwe6r227Incredibly proud of our NYC scientific community for standing up for SCIENCE! @standupforscience.bsky.social07 Mar 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljswiwe6r227https://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3ljazrhp77c25Congratulations to Dr. Adriana Mujal on this @cp-immunity.bsky.social study demonstrating a new role for an age old cytokine! https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(25)00079-228 Feb 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljazrhp77c25https://bsky.app/profile/josephsunlab.bsky.social/post/3lbmrwh37rk2mWe have moved our graduate school account to Bluesky… check us out! @wcm-imp.bsky.social23 Nov 2024 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:2sohvaeb6bcave3p3fvppspw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmrwh37rk2m