Reprograming the Liver to Increase Resistance to Environmental Toxicants

Dr. Curtis Klaassen received his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Iowa in 1968 and served as University Distinguished Professor and Chair at the University of Kansas from 1968 to 2014. Over his career, he averaged three NIH R01 grants per year for 45 years, published more than one manuscript per month, and achieved an H-index of 138 with over 82,000 citations. He trained 120 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, seven of whom received the SOT Achievement Award and four of whom went on to become SOT Presidents. His teaching contributions include writing three chapters for Goodman and Gilman’s Pharmacology (three editions), editing nine editions of Casarett and Doull’s Toxicology, and organizing and lecturing in the Mid-America Toxicology Course since 1980. In service, he chaired the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, hired 22 faculty members, served on NIH Toxicology Study Sections, and held leadership positions as President of SOT (1990–1991), President of IUTOX (1992–1995), and inaugural editor of Toxicological Sciences (1998–2002).