Dr. Jolanta Grembecka received her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland. Since 2002-2006 she completed two postdoctoral trainings at the University of Virginia, in structural biology and drug discovery, before she got promoted to Research Assistant Professor at the same Institution. In 2009, Dr. Grembecka joined the faculty of the Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, as a tenure track Assistant Professor. Her research is focused on development of small molecules for targeted therapies in cancer, with a particular focus on leukemia-related proteins. Dr. Grembecka is a co-author on 60 scientific papers in top ranked journals, including Cancer Cell, Science, Nature Chemical Biology, Leukemia, and an inventor on 6 patents. She is regularly invited as a speaker at national and international symposia related to her field. She serves as a reviewer on different grant review committees, including the Career Development Program from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.