Ph.D. in Audiology, 2006, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
M.A. in Audiology, 2006, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
M.S. in Medicine, 1996, Postgraduate Medical School of PLA, Beijing, China
B.S. in Electronic Technology, 1988, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
Associate Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, 2012 – Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, 2006 – 2012
Research Assistant Professor, Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo,2001-2006
Visiting Scientist, Center for Hearing and Deafness, the University at Buffalo, 1998-2001
Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing. 1996-1998
Engineer, Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, 1991-1993
Assistant Engineer, Biomedical Engineering Department, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, 1988-1991
1. Niu, Y., Kumaraguru, A., Wang, R. and Sun, W. (in press) Hyperexcitability of inferior colliculus neurons caused by acute noise exposure. Journal of Neuroscience Research
2. Sun, W., Niu, Y., Manohar, S., Kumaraguru, A. and Allman, B. (accepted) Early Age Conductive Hearing Loss Impairs Sound Tolerance and Auditory Processing. Canadian Hearing Report
3. Sun, W., Deng, A., Jayaram A. and Gibson B. (2012) Noise Exposure Enhances Auditory Cortex Response and Sound Loudness Perception. Brain Research 1458: 108-116
4. Sun, W., Manohar, S., Jayaram, A., Kumaraguru1, A., Fu, Q., Li, L. and Allman, B. (2011) Early Age Conductive Hearing Loss Impairs Sound Perception Development. Hearing Research 282(1-2): 178-83
5. Kraus K.S., Ding D., Jiang H., Lobarinas E, Sun, W. and Salvi, R.J. (2011) Relationship between noise-induced hearing-loss, persistent tinnitus and GAP-43 expression in the rat cochlear nucleus: Does synaptic plasticity in ventral cochlear nucleus suppress tinnitus? Neuroscience 194:309-325
6. Lu, J., Lobarinas, E., Deng, A., Good, R., Salvi, R. and Sun, W. (2011) GABAergic Neural Activity Involved in Salicylate Induced Auditory Cortex Gain Enhancement. Neuroscience 189:187-98.
7. Sun, W., Tang, L. and Allman, B. (2011) Environmental Noise Delays Temporal Auditory Processing Development and Increases NMDA-2B Receptor Expression in Rat Auditory Cortex and Hippocampus. Behavioral Brain Research 218(1): 15-20.
8. Salvi R, Lobarinas E, and Sun W. (2010) Imaging Tinnitus Activity in the Brain. Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders: Research and Diagnostics, 14:21-27.
9. Deng, A., Lu, J. and Sun, W. (2010) Temporal processing in the inferior colliculus and auditory cortex affected by high doses of salicylate. Brain Research 1344: 96-103
10. Wei, L., Ding, D., Sun, W., Xu-Friedman, M. and Salvi, J. (2010) Effects of sodium salicylate on spontaneous and evoked spike rate in the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Hearing Research267 (1-2): 54-60
11. Kraus, K.S., Mitra, S., Jimenez, Z., Hinduja, S., Ding, D., Jiang, H., Gray, L., Lobarinas, E., Sun, W., Salvi, R.J. (2010) Noise trauma suppresses neurogenesis in the rat hippocampus. Neuroscience 167: 1216-1226
12. Sun, W. and Salvi, R. (2009) BDNF and NT-3 modulate neurotransmitter receptor expressions on spiral ganglion neurons. Neuroscience164:1854-1866.
13. Sun, W. (2009) Research on Biological Mechanisms of Hyperacusis using Animal Models. ASHA Leader 14(11): 5-6
14. Salvi, R., Lobarinas, E. and Sun, W. (2009) Pharmacological treatments for tinnitus: new and old. Drugs of the Future 34(5):385-400
15. Sun, W., Lu J., Stolzberg, D., Gray, L., Deng, A., Lobarinas E. and Salvi, R. (2009) Salicylate Increases the Gain of the Central Auditory System. Neuroscience 159: 325-334
16. Sun, W., Hansen, A., Zhang, L., Lu L., Stolzberg, D. and Kraus, K.S. (2008) Neonatal nicotine exposure impairs auditory temporal processing development. Hearing Research 245(1-2): 58-64
17. Sun, W., Zhang, L., Lu, J., Yang, G., Laundrie, E. and Salvi, R. (2008) Noise exposure induced enhancement of auditory cortex response and changes in gene expression. Neuroscience 156:374-380
18. Lobarinas, E., Sun, W., Stolzberg, D., Lu J. and Salvi, R. (2008) Animal model of tinnitus: behavioral results and preliminary physiological results from auditory cortex. Seminar in Hearing 29(4):333-349
Ad Hoc reviewer for refereed journals