Dr. Jonghwa Lee is a postdoctoral research associate in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and
Experimental Therapeutics in the laboratory of Dr. Klarissa Jackson at UNC
Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Dr. Lee obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Western
Ontario, Canada. He then obtained his MSc in pharmacology and Ph.D. in
biochemistry/molecular biology from Dalhousie University, Canada. His current
research focuses on characterizing the metabolism of venetoclax, a selective
BCL-2 inhibitor used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He is also
interested in identifying endogenous biomarkers that can be used to quantify
CYP3A activity and predict individual venetoclax metabolism/toxicity.
Dr. Jonghwa Lee is a postdoctoral research associate in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and
Experimental Therapeutics in the laboratory of Dr. Klarissa Jackson at UNC
Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Dr. Lee obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Western
Ontario, Canada. He then obtained his MSc in pharmacology and Ph.D. in
biochemistry/molecular biology from Dalhousie University, Canada. His current
research focuses on characterizing the metabolism of venetoclax, a selective
BCL-2 inhibitor used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He is also
interested in identifying endogenous biomarkers that can be used to quantify
CYP3A activity and predict individual venetoclax metabolism/toxicity.