Lei Sun

Immunology and Microbiology · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2001Rising activity

IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immune Response and Inflammation Diabetes and associated disorders Immune cells in cancer

Publications

Citations

1,857

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2001

In context

Among 267 mid career Immunology and Microbiology PIs within our index

Citations: 1,857cohort median 916

Publications / year (recent): 3.2cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~8 · 0% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 1 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently

Recent publications

Protein phosphatase 2A activation attenuates inflammation in murine models of acute lung injury
American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology · 2016

Publishes in

Cancer Discovery×2
American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology×2
Journal of Visualized Experiments×2
Gastroenterology×1
International Journal of Molecular Sciences×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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