Prof. Sean Sun — Research Profile
Johns Hopkins University · Mechanical Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Mechanical Engineering
PhD Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026 23:59 EST
Source: me.jhu.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026MSE Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Jan 15, 2027 23:59 EST
Source: me.jhu.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Sean Sun at Johns Hopkins University Mechanical Engineering lists Mechanobiology of the cell, Cell mechanics and Cell migration, Physiological Systems, Quantitative Cell Biology, Biomechanics and Biophysics as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Acute priming using elevated fluid viscosity recovers young-like single-cell surveillance behaviors in aged human T cellsNature Communications · Oct 15
- Mechanochemical cues control the coupling of metabolic and migratory patterns in cancerPreprintbioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Aug 24
- Whole organism 3D mapping reveals universal branching topology and biophysical optimization governs vascular and nervous system developmentPreprintbioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Apr 13
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