Dean Deanna Kroetz's first State of the College Address

Please join Professor Emeritus Dr. Milap Nahata and Dean Deanna Kroetz '85 for a conversation reflecting on the dean’s first academic year on campus. Dean Kroetz will also look ahead at the future of the college.

This event will be held via Zoom and closed captioning will be provided.

Dean Kroetz's Bio

Deanna Kroetz, PhD, BSPharm ’85, began her appointment as dean of The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy effective September 1, 2023. Dean Kroetz is returning to her alma mater from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she served as professor and chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences in the Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine. At UCSF, Kroetz also held the Jere E. Goyan Presidential Chair for the Advancement of Pharmacy.

Dean Kroetz’s research focuses on the application of human genetics tools to understand drug toxicity. An internationally recognized scholar, her reverse translational studies of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy seek to understand how and why certain cancer therapies can cause nerve damage and lead to discomfort, weakness or numbness to arms, legs and other parts of the body. The National Institutes of Health has funded her laboratory throughout her career. Passionate about translational science, Dean Kroetz believes that a more complete understanding of what drives variability in pharmacological responses and toxicity can transform drug therapy and lead to better clinical outcomes.

Dean Kroetz earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Ohio State in 1985 and her PhD in pharmaceutics from the University of Washington. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship with the National Cancer Institute in the Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis.