University of Wisconsin–Madison

CAIRIBU Urobiome RIG In-Person Summer Meeting

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The CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group Summer Meeting took place on July 30-31  in Madison, Wisconsin. The meeting was supported by the CAIRIBU U24 Interactions Core. This in person meeting brought together investigators and trainees from within the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group (U-RIG) community to share research, nurture collaboration, and innovate solutions to the major challenges faced within our nascent field. Hosted at Health Sciences Learning Center (750 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705), the meeting spanned one and a half days and featured: 

  • Keynote lecture by  Alan Wolfe, PhD (Loyola University Chicago) and Linda Brubaker, MD (UC San Diego)
  • Clinical keynote lecture by Nazema Siddiqui, MD, MHsc (Duke University)
  • Additional invited talks from leaders in urobiome research: Vanessa Hale, DVM, PhD, MAT (The Ohio State University), Jean-Philippe Gourdine, PhD, MS (Lewis & Clark College), and Tanya Sysoeva, PhD (University of Alabama at Huntsville)
  • Multiple CAIRIBU U-RIG working group breakout sessions 
  • Lightning talks from trainees 
  • Trainee/early-stage investigator poster session 

Urobiome Summer Meeting Presentations