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Yu Sun

ResearcherToronto General Research InstituteUniversity of Toronto

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Yu Sun

Researcher

Toronto General Research Institute

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
59 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 46 research grants (42 NSERC, 4 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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337

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Research

Arrhythmia Heart Failure Biologic Therapeutics Drug Discovery Fibrosis Human Tissue Disease Modeling Organoids Protein Therapeutics

Latest papers

Biosensing platforms with enhanced mechanical matching for cardiomyocyte contractility monitoring.
Biosensors & bioelectronics · 2026
Vibration-Mediated Recovery of Irradiated Osteocytes and Their Regulatory Role in Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis.
Advanced healthcare materials · 2026
"Humanoids will soon replace most human workers": A debate.
Science robotics · 2026

All 173 publications

Latest funding

Force dependent chromatin conformation and transcription
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,021,276
A holographic microscope for 3D label-free imaging of intracellular structures
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$149,647
Field-driven manipulation and characterization of intranuclear structures
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000

All 67 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 173 publications.

Biosensing platforms with enhanced mechanical matching for cardiomyocyte contractility monitoring.

Liang Z, Xu X, Liu Q, Wang W, Han J, Xu Z, Li X, Xie X, Sun Y, Wang L

Biosensors & bioelectronics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2025.118173 PMID: 41175690

Vibration-Mediated Recovery of Irradiated Osteocytes and Their Regulatory Role in Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis.

Song X, Seaman K, Sassi A, Lin CY, Chu T, Wang L, Sun Y, You L

Advanced healthcare materials2026

DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202501689 PMID: 41097840

"Humanoids will soon replace most human workers": A debate.

Wang H, Wang M, Park F, Han L, Zhao H, Wang X, Keay A, Sugano S, Guo Y, Asfour T, Sun Y, Goldberg K

Science robotics2026

DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aeh6422 PMID: 42160462

Three-dimensional reconfigurable magnetic microswarms with boundary-transcending capabilities.

Zhang P, Xu P, Pan P, Sun Y, Wang S, Zuo R, Zhang C, Tang W, Wang T, Wang Y, Sun M, Zhang Q, Zhou Y, Wang Y, Dai J, Law J, Dou W, Qu J, Li RK, Sun Y, Liu X

Science advances2026

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeh4267 PMID: 42715297

Machine learning-driven metastructure design for sensor-free linearization of MEMS electrothermal actuators.

Zhang L, Mofatteh H, Kong J, Howe JY, Dogel S, Sun Y, Akbarzadeh A, Cao C

Microsystems & nanoengineering2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41378-025-01065-4 PMID: 41224737

Integration of Primary Murine Osteocytes for In Vitro Mechanobiology Studies.

Seaman K, Lin CY, Song X, Sassi A, Du WW, Sun Y, Yang B, You L

Current protocols2025

DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.70217 PMID: 41060719

A thermodynamic perspective on mammalian neural crest ingression.

Pasiliao CC, Thomas EC, Yung T, Zhu M, Tao H, Sun Y, Goyal S, Hopyan S

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2504185122 PMID: 40906808

Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots.

Ju X, Chen C, Oral CM, Sevim S, Golestanian R, Sun M, Bouzari N, Lin X, Urso M, Nam JS, Cho Y, Peng X, Landers FC, Yang S, Adibi A, Taz N, Wittkowski R, Ahmed D, Wang W, Magdanz V, Medina-Sánchez M, Guix M, Bari N, Behkam B, Kapral R, Huang Y, Tang J, Wang B, Morozov K, Leshansky A, Abbasi SA, Choi H, Ghosh S, Borges Fernandes B, Battaglia G, Fischer P, Ghosh A, Jurado Sánchez B, Escarpa A, Martinet Q, Palacci J, Lauga E, Moran J, Ramos-Docampo MA, Städler B, Herrera Restrepo RS, Yossifon G, Nicholas JD, Ignés-Mullol J, Puigmartí-Luis J, Liu Y, Zarzar LD, Shields CW, Li L, Li S, Ma X, Gracias DH, Velev O, Sánchez S, Esplandiu MJ, Simmchen J, Lobosco A, Misra S, Wu Z, Li J, Kuhn A, Nourhani A, Maric T, Xiong Z, Aghakhani A, Mei Y, Tu Y, Peng F, Diller E, Sakar MS, Sen A, Law J, Sun Y, Pena-Francesch A, Villa K, Li H, Fan DE, Liang K, Huang TJ, Chen XZ, Tang S, Zhang X, Cui J, Wang H, Gao W, Kumar Bandari V, Schmidt OG, Wu X, Guan J, Sitti M, Nelson BJ, Pané S, Zhang L, Shahsavan H, He Q, Kim ID, Wang J, Pumera M

ACS nano2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c03911 PMID: 40577644

Blastocyst selection through an interpretable artificial intelligence method versus traditional morphology grading: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Wang S, Chen L, Shan G, Sun C, Liu H, Sun Y, Sun H

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099631 PMID: 40645623

Mechanically Matched Heart-on-a-Chip Platform Mediated Maturation of Excitation-Contraction Coupling.

Han J, Xu X, Li J, Zhang H, Su W, Wang K, Li H, Xu Z, Chen J, Cai X, Sun Y, Wang L

ACS nano2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c06655 PMID: 40571907

Force dependent chromatin conformation and transcription

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hopyan, Sevan

Keywords: Chromatin; Chromatin Conformation Capture; Conditional Mutation; Embryonic Development; Gene Regulation; Limb Bud; Physical Forces; Polycomb Repressive Complex; Rna-Sequencing; Transcription

$1,021,276

A holographic microscope for 3D label-free imaging of intracellular structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Sun, Yu

Keywords: cell dynamics; cell mechanics; instrumentation; intracellular manipulation and measurement; mechanobiology

$149,647

Field-driven manipulation and characterization of intranuclear structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sun, Yu

Keywords: mechanical instrumentation; robotic micromanipulation; mechanical measurement; bioinstrumentation; biomechanical engineering; mechanical modeling; biomechanics; intranuclear mechanics; cell nucleus; nucleolus

$62,000

Micro and Nano Engineering Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Sun, Yu

Keywords: instrumentation; mechanobiology; cell mechanics; medical robotics ; nanotechnology

$50,000

Mechanical reliability and strain engineering of semiconducting 2D materials

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Filleter, Tobin WTW

$90,000

Development of an automated system for blastocyst biopsy with minimal invasiveness in IVF clinics

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Sun, Yu Y

$125,000

Endogenous electrical and mechanical gradients guide collective cell movements in vivo

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Hopyan, Sevan

Keywords: Morphogenesis; mouse embryo; collective cell movements; endogenous bioelectrical gradients; endogenous viscoelastic gradients; genetically encoded voltage sensor; light sheet microscopic elastography

$125,000

A System for Coupled-Field Characterization of Nanomaterials and Nano Devices

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Sun, Yu

$148,208

Novel Biologic Therapies and Delayed Release Scaffolds for Tissue Fibrosis

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Maynes, Jason T; Coles, John G; Santerre, Paul; Sun, Yu

Keywords: Biologic Therapeutics; Drug Discovery; Fibrosis; Human Tissue Disease Modeling; Organoids; Protein Therapeutics

$1,021,275

A BioAFM for Intracellular, Cellular, and Tissue Measurement and Manipulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Sun, Yu

$149,825

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Yu Sun

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Biosensing platforms with enhanced mechanical matching for cardiomyocyte contractility monitoring.

Vibration-Mediated Recovery of Irradiated Osteocytes and Their Regulatory Role in Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis.

"Humanoids will soon replace most human workers": A debate.

Three-dimensional reconfigurable magnetic microswarms with boundary-transcending capabilities.

Machine learning-driven metastructure design for sensor-free linearization of MEMS electrothermal actuators.

Integration of Primary Murine Osteocytes for In Vitro Mechanobiology Studies.

A thermodynamic perspective on mammalian neural crest ingression.

Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots.

Blastocyst selection through an interpretable artificial intelligence method versus traditional morphology grading: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Mechanically Matched Heart-on-a-Chip Platform Mediated Maturation of Excitation-Contraction Coupling.

Force dependent chromatin conformation and transcription

A holographic microscope for 3D label-free imaging of intracellular structures

Field-driven manipulation and characterization of intranuclear structures

Micro and Nano Engineering Systems

Mechanical reliability and strain engineering of semiconducting 2D materials

Development of an automated system for blastocyst biopsy with minimal invasiveness in IVF clinics

Endogenous electrical and mechanical gradients guide collective cell movements in vivo

A System for Coupled-Field Characterization of Nanomaterials and Nano Devices

Novel Biologic Therapies and Delayed Release Scaffolds for Tissue Fibrosis

A BioAFM for Intracellular, Cellular, and Tissue Measurement and Manipulation

Frequent collaborators

Sevan Hopyan

Xinyu Liu

Xi Huang

Jun Liu

Chen Wang

Lidan You

Keith Jarvi

Milica Radisic

Brian Ciruna

Ren-Ke Li

Chi-Chung Hui

Helen McNeill

Robert Hamilton

Craig Simmons

Burton Yang

Burton Yang

Vijay Ramaswamy

Julien Muffat

Janet Rossant

Gordon Keller

Nadine Shehata

Adria Giacca

Anne-Claude Gingras

Lu-Yang Wang

Andrea Jurisicova

Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar

Tae-Hee Kim

Zhengping Jia

Eric Diller

Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez

Rod Bremner

Livia Garzia

Christopher Moraes

Ellen Greenblatt

Yun Li

Wei Wang

Boyang Zhang

Livia Garzia

Angelo Iulianella