Kidney expert presenting K-State Clarenburg lecture Nov. 29

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News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

KIDNEY EXPERT PRESENTING K-STATE CLARENBURG LECTURE NOV. 29

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine is bringing an expert in kidney function to campus for the Rudolf Clarenburg Lectureship.

Physician and researcher Mark A. Knepper will present "Aquaporins in Health and Disease" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Practice Management Center at Trotter Hall. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. The lecture is open to the public.

Knepper is a principal investigator at the Lab of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Md. His laboratory uses a systems biology approach understand how the kidneys regulate the transport of water, urea and ions. His lab also seeks to discover how these regulatory processes are altered in fluid and electrolyte disorders.

Knepper's research emphasizes the regulatory systems involved in controlling water excretion by the kidney, including aquaporin-2 regulation and the role of urea transporters in the urinary concentrating mechanism. His lab also is studying the molecular basis of disordered renal sodium chloride transport in hypertension and congestive heart failure.

Knepper received his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Case Western University in 1975 and his medical degree in 1976. His other research interests include epithelial function and biomedical engineering. He has published more than 325 journal articles and book chapters on these subjects.

The Rudolf Clarenburg Lectureship was established in 1996 to honor Clarenburg, who was a professor of anatomy and physiology at K-State. The lecture series brings nationally and internationally acclaimed scientists to the university to discuss their research interests with students and faculty.