CAIRIBU News
CAIRIBU NEWS
CAIRIBU News is your source for the latest updates from across our research community, from groundbreaking discoveries and newly funded projects to investigator highlights and upcoming events. Stay connected with announcements, achievements, and opportunities that advance collaboration and accelerate scientific progress within CAIRIBU.
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Investigator Spotlight
See features of accomplishments by CAIRIBU Investigators.
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Personnel Updates
See announcements of individuals added to CAIRIBU centers or of new funded centers.
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Award Recipients
See announcements of CAIRIBU investigators securing new funding or awards given at conferences.
Investigator Spotlight
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Rose Khavari, MD Awarded R01 to Investigate Underlying Mechanisms of Underactive Bladder in Aging Adults
Rose Khavari, MD (Houston Methodist) recently received an R01 from the NIH-NIA for her research project titled, “Supraspinal Mechanisms of Underactive Bladder.” Dr. Khavari’s current project builds on previous work investigating neural…
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Establishing a clinician-prioritized pediatric urology clinical research agenda in the United States
From an interview with the authors of “Establishing a clinician-prioritized pediatric urology clinical research agenda in the united states.” Clinician scientists from the CAIRIBU Community identify six unanswered questions with the potential…
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Urology Times Feat. Scott Bauer – Deprescribing Medication for BPH
Scott Bauer, MD, MS was recently featured in Urology Times for his study on deprescribing medication for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Dr. Bauer leads the CAIRIBU Uro-Aging Research Interest Group, and his…
Personnel Updates
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New Duke K12 Scholar – Christina Bergemann, PhD
Christina Bergemann, PhD, was recently appointed as a K12 Scholar in the CAIRIBU Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program (KURe) at Duke University, led by Cindy Amundsen, MD. Duke’s KURe Program…
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New UMich UroEPI Scholar
Catherine Nam, MD was recently appointed as a K12 Scholar for the CAIRIBU Urological Epidemiology Career Development Program (UroEPI) at the University of Michigan. Congratulations, Dr. Nam!
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New UW–Madison KURe Scholars
Lindsey Felth Tanaka, PhD and Marcela Ambrogi, PhD were recently appointed as K12 Scholars for the CAIRIBU Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program (KURe) at UW–Madison.
Award Recipients
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LaTasha Crawford, VMD, PhD, DACVP, Awarded R01 to Investigate Neural Drivers of Bladder Function and Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
LaTasha Crawford, VMD, PhD, DACVP, prior CAIRIBU K12 Scholar and recipient of a 2023 CAIRIBU Collaboration Award, was recently awarded an R01 grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her…
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Urobiome Summer Meeting Award Recipients
The 2026 CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group Summer Meeting provided opportunities for trainees to showcase their projects. Trainees who presented the best abstracts, lightning talk, and posters were recognized for demonstrating exceptional…
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Urobiome RIG Summer Meeting Trainee Travel Awards
The CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group Summer Meeting will convene in Madison, WI on July 30-31. This in-person meeting will bring together investigators and trainees from within the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group (U-RIG) community…
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Stay Connected with the CAIRIBU Web App
Overview The CAIRIBU Web App is now the most up-to-date place to access CAIRIBU Community discussions and resources. We encourage all who are engaged in the CAIRIBU Community to create an account*…
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Public Comments Requested
1. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes a major revision to how federal grants are administered across all federal agencies. Proposed OMB changes that would impact scientific research include how…
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IC/BPS Global Consensus Meeting
See information and the complete recorded proceedings of the April 2025 IC/BPS Global Consensus meeting at Wake Forest University. 7 review articles from the consensus meeting are are available in PubMed: Wolff…