Sun, Ping

Contact Information
Assistant Professor of Research, Preventive Medicine
USC Institute for Health & Disease Prevention Research
Office: Alhambra Building A4, R4116
Phone: (626) 457-4128
E-mail: sping@usc.edu

Dr. Ping Sun is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. As the director of information technology, he is heading a team to design and develop the web-based operations to facilitate internal communications between faculties and staffs in IPR, the USC Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC), and other projects. Sponsored by TTURC developmental and TTURC faculty development grants, he is developing and testing Internet-based smoking prevention programs. His current research focuses on web-based interventions to prevent behavioral risk factors of cardiovascular disease and cancer. His other research interests include epidemiological research of pathophysiological processes in subclinical atherosclerosis.

Education:

• Ph.D. (Preventive Medicine), University of Southern California, 1999