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Rate My Professor Ying Sun

University of Cincinnati

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5.01/5/2026

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5.08/20/2025

Always kind, respectful, and approachable.

5.04/30/2025

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About Ying

Ying Sun, PhD, serves as Professor-Affiliate in the Department of Pediatrics within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and as a faculty member in the Division of Human Genetics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She obtained her PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Cincinnati in 1992, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Human Genetics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, completed in 1996. Her academic career has been dedicated to advancing the understanding of lysosomal storage diseases, particularly focusing on their molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic interventions. Sun's research encompasses glycosphingolipid metabolism in neurodegenerative contexts, elucidating connections between Gaucher disease and Parkinson’s disease via lipidomics and transcriptomics. Her laboratory utilizes brain organoid models, pharmaceutical small molecule therapies, and investigates the therapeutic efficacy of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells to enhance lysosomal acid β-glucosidase activity in Parkinson’s models. Additionally, she explores progranulin's role as a modulator of acid β-glucosidase for potential Gaucher disease treatments. This work is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, foundations, and industry-sponsored programs.