The Rudy Clarenburg Lecture Series
The Rudy Clarenburg Lecture Series was established in 1996 to honor the late Rudolf Clarenburg, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. The Lecture Series brings nationally and internationally acclaimed scientists to Kansas State University to discuss their research interests with students and faculty throughout the University.
Dr. Rudolf Clarenburg joined the Department of Anatomy and Physiology in October, 1966. He received his Doctor of Sciences in 1965 from Netherlands State University, Utrecht, Holland. Dr. Clarenburg was a Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Physiology, University of California, Berkeley from 1959 to 1966. At K-State he taught courses in physiological chemistry, intermediary metabolism and veterinary physiology. In 1983 Dr. Clarenburg received the Norden Distinguished Teacher award for distinguished teaching in the field of veterinary medicine.
The Dr. Rudolf Clarenburg Lectureship is made possible by the generous support received from Mrs. Margalith Clarenburg and her family. Mrs. Clarenburg passed away on April 10, 2002, following a long battle with cancer. She is deeply missed by her family and friends, but her legacy and support for the Clarenburg Lecture Series will continue for many years to come.
Dr. Ellen Puré, of the University of Pennsylvania, received a plaque from former department head Dr. Hans Coetzee on Nov. 16, 2023, following her talk at the College of Veterinary Medicine on the KSU campus in Manhattan.
Dr. Puré is a Grace Lansing Lambert Professor, past chairwoman of Biomedical Sciences and Professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Associate Director of the Cancer Research Institute and serves on editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Investigation and Matrix Biology and is Founding Senior Editor of Cancer Immunology Research.
View Dr. Pure's seminar presentation here: 2023 Clarenburg Lecture
Dr. Scott Powers
Distinguished Scholar in Health Sciences
Stetson University
Dr. Powers presented the Spring 2023 Clarenburg Lecture on Feb. 28, 2023, "Ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction: Pathogenesis and therapeutic options."
Distinguished University Professor, Myers/Scarpa Professor and Chair of the Physiology and Biophysics Department at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
“Molecular physiology of the NBCs: pathways for carbonate and carbon dioxide” (click title for video)
Oct. 5, 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim Auditorium
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in chemistry at Saint Louis University, and his medical degree and doctorate in physiology and biophysics at Washington University in St. Louis.
Boron joined Yale University as a postdoctoral fellow with Emile Boulpaep in 1978 and remained there for the next 29 years, serving three terms as chair of the cellular and molecular physiology department. In 2007, he returned to his hometown of Cleveland. Boron developed his lifelong interest in acid-base transport and intracellular-pH regulation with his doctoral mentors Albert Roos and Paul De Weer, and his interest in renal HCO3− transport with Boulpaep. His group currently focuses on three related areas: the molecular physiology of the Na+-coupled HCO3− transporters, molecular CO2/HCO3− sensors, as well as CO2 and O2 channels.
Dr. Melvin Andersen
Senior Program Advisor, ScitoVation LLC, Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Dr. Andersen presented the Fall 2019 Clarenburg Lecture on Oct. 8, 2019, "A 50-Year Career in Toxicology-Using Pharmacokinetic Models to Understand Dose-Response Relationships." (click link for video recording)
Dr. Duojia Pan
Department of Physiology
University of Southwest Texas Medical Center
Dr. Pan presented the Spring 2019 Clarenburg Lecture on April 16, 2019, "Hippo Signaling in Growth Control and Beyond.”