A University of Iowa search committee has announced the first finalist for the next dean of the College of Pharmacy.

Jill M. Kolesar is a university research professor in the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and the Dr. Michael Karpf Endowed Chair in Precision Medicine. She also holds administrative positions as the co-leader of the Translational Oncology Program at the Markey Cancer Center and a joint appointment in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She has extensive experience in oncology drug development and precision medicine and has received more than $15 million in research funding from the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, and other sources. 

Kolesar will meet with faculty, staff, students, shared governance, and campus leadership during a campus visit April 29—30. She will participate in an open forum from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 29, in room 210, College of Pharmacy Building. A Zoom option is available at https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/99832799432.

You can view Kolesar’s curriculum vitae here.

The name of each candidate will be announced one day before their campus visit.

For more information, see the College of Pharmacy dean search website.