Jane Lee

Dr. Jane Lee is a Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Queensland. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, awarded in 2013 for her thesis entitled 'The role of secretory pathway calcium 1 (SPCA1) in breast cancer,' conducted in the School of Pharmacy. Her academic career at UQ encompasses both research and teaching in pharmaceutical sciences. Dr. Lee serves as course coordinator and lecturer for PHRM4071 (Quality Use of Medicines - Research-Focused Placement) and PHRM4072 (Quality Use of Medicines - Community Pharmacy Placement), as well as PHRM4062, guiding undergraduate pharmacy students through work-integrated learning experiences. These courses emphasize practical training, student preparedness, and the application of evidence-based medicine in pharmacy practice settings.

Dr. Lee's research interests center on calcium signaling in cancer, specifically the role of secretory pathway calcium ATPases (SPCAs) in breast cancer, ion channels and transporters in tumorigenesis, and more recently, work-integrated learning in pharmacy education. Her contributions include peer-reviewed journal articles such as 'Preparedness of pharmacy students and preceptors for work integrated learning in an undergraduate Pharmacy program' (The Australian Pharmacy Students' Journal, 2024, with Quach, Staatz, Fejzic, and Hardman); 'Calcium channel TRPV6 as a potential therapeutic target in estrogen receptor negative breast cancer' (Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2012, with Peters et al.); and 'Ion channels and transporters in cancer. 4. Remodeling of Ca2+ signaling in tumorigenesis: Role of Ca2+ transport' (American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 2011, with Davis, Roberts-Thomson, and Monteith). She has presented findings at conferences including the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (2014) on SPCA1 inhibition in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, ASCEPT meetings (2013, 2012, 2011), and the 24th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium (2012). Collaborations feature researchers like Gregory R. Monteith, Sarah J. Roberts-Thomson, Amelia A. Peters, and Jasmina Fejzic. Dr. Lee is available for higher degree research supervision.