Bong Sook Jhun, PhD, FAHA, FCVS

Dr. Bong Sook Jhun is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. She earned her PhD from Kyung Hee University College of Medicine in the Republic of Korea. She completed her postdoctoral training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the University of Rochester. Subsequently, she worked as an instructor at Thomas Jefferson University and as a Research Assistant Professor at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University. Before being recruited for her current position, she was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota.

Her research focuses on the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cardiac remodeling and heart failure, with particular emphasis on mitochondrial function and regulation. Her work has received national recognition through several awards, invitations to present at regional, national, and international conferences, and grant funding from NIH/NHLBI, NIH/NIGMS, and the American Heart Association (AHA). 

Dr. Jhun is a Fellow of the AHA (FAHA) and of the American Physiological Society (APS) Cardiovascular Section (FCVS). She serves as a Junior Scientific Program Committee Representative for the APS Cell & Molecular Physiology Section. She is also an editorial board member and Ad hoc reviewer for various scientific publications, including Frontiers in Physiology, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, and American Journal of Physiology.