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• The Kidney, Urology or Hematology (KUH) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (F99/K00) is designed to help recruit truly exceptional graduate students, who are currently not involved in K, U, or H research and provide them a stable transition into a postdoctoral research experience focused on KUH research. This is an exceptional opportunity to recruit graduate students with diverse perspectives from fields including, but not limited to, engineering, statistics, data science, imaging, biochemistry, neuroscience and genetics. Prospective mentors and applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the NIDDK Program Official, Dr. Christine Maric-Bilkan (christine.maric-bilkan@nih.gov) to discuss eligibility and program goals.

• Mayo Clinic Kidney Disease Research Training Program (T32 DK07013) The Kidney Disease Research Training Program at Mayo Clinic prepares biomedical and clinical scientists for independent investigative careers in academic nephrology and basic renal sciences. Trainees acquire an in-depth education in renal physiology, pathophysiology, or both, and skills in the appropriate basic or applied sciences. Both clinical and bench research training opportunities are available. The program consists of a mentored research training experience and a formal didactic series. The faculty consists of full faculty members and associate faculty members drawn from the Nephrology Research Unit and other areas at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Faculty members have expertise in specialties including: Biochemistry and molecular biology, Health sciences research, Immunology, Nephrology, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics, Urinary stone disease, and mineral metabolism. Appointees must have received a Ph.D., M.D. or comparable doctoral degree by the beginning date of the training grant appointment. M.D. graduates who have commenced or completed training in clinical nephrology and Ph.D. graduates can apply. For more information contact Dr. John Lieske (Lieske.John@mayo.edu).
• Chicago KUH FORWARD (TL1DK132769) research training program is a cross-disciplinary, mentored research experience that will yield scientific products, leading trainees to accumulate publications, submit individual grant applications and present their work at national scientific meetings. Trainees will also have access to networking and outreach opportunities as well as many professional development resources to help them prepare for a scientific research career focused on basic, translational, or clinical KUH (Kidney, Urology, Hematology) research. Applications will be accepted from predoctoral and postdoctoral level trainees who meet eligibility criteria and wish to receive interdisciplinary training in basic, translational, or clinical research in KUH priority area. For more information contact: chicago.kuhforward@northwestern.edu

•  University of Washington Postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Li Xin, Department of Urology. The Xin laboratory uses genetically engineered mouse models, patient samples and primary cell culture to study the mechanisms underlying prostate tissue homeostasis and etiology of initiation of benign and malignant tissue outgrowth. Areas of interest in the lab include molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying maintenance of prostate cell lineage hierarchy, the role of inflammation in prostate-related diseases, and prostate tumor microenvironment.
• Beaumont Health-Oakland University Research Postdoctoral Scientist. The purpose of this postdoctoral graduate position is to enhance professional skills under the mentorship of a principal investigator/scientist/professor. The incumbent plans and conducts assigned and/or original research projects autonomously while working collaboratively with faculty, staff, post docs, and students.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Post-Doc Research Associate in the laboratory of William Ricke, PhD, principal investigator and Director of the George M. O’Brien Center for Benign Urology Research. The primary duties of this position will be to conduct research studies related to urologic diseases including prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and/or benign urology. This position will identify the research needed, and then execute experiments to address those hypotheses, collect data, interpret the scientific findings, and write manuscripts on those experimental findings for distribution to the scientific community. Presentation of research findings will be required at local and national research discipline meetings. Applications should be emailed to Emily Ricke at ricke@urology.wisc.edu

• University of California San Francisco (UCSF)-Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) Urological Epidemiology K12 Research Career Development Program (UroEpi K12 Program) is inviting early-stage clinical researchers interested in launching research careers in the epidemiology of non-malignant urological conditions to apply for junior faculty K12 scholar positions at either UCSF or KPNC. Mentors are Alison Huang, MD and Stephen Van Den Eeden, PhD. Learn more HERE.
• Duke University’s KURe – K12 Institutional Career Development Program is currently accepting letters of intent from talented clinical, translational and basic science researchers (MD, DO, PhD,  MD/PhD) from diverse disciplines who are interested in building an independent research career using collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches to benign urological research questions. See the link above for more information.

• NIH/NIDDK, Senior Scientific Officer (Program Director) to direct a Program in Clinical and Translational Research in Urology. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is seeking exceptional candidates to serve as Director of a Program in Clinical and Translational Research in Urology in the extramural Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases (DKUHD).  The incumbent will serve as a Program Director and a Senior Scientific Advisor within and outside the NIDDK.  The successful candidate will join a group of highly interactive scientists and clinicians directing research programs in all areas of kidney, urologic and hematologic disease. The incumbent will be expected to evaluate and administer extramural research with the goal of creating a portfolio of clinical and translational research including Women’s Urology, Pediatric Urology, Neurourology, and the Urology Centers program. This position has supervisory responsibility for oversight of clinical networks, while acting as medical monitor for clinical trials that involve an FDA investigational New Drug or Device (IND or IDE) application. This position will also work on publications in NIDDK’s clearinghouse and public facing web pages. Because of the intense need for planning and networking in this position, leadership, and ability to interact with colleagues well are important attributes for this position. Maintaining active communication with the professional and lay communities as well as program staff from other institutes and agencies is considered an integral part of this appointment.  The NIDDK seeks candidates who have a significant track record of scientific research achievement and outstanding communication skills. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Applicants must possess an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree. The ideal candidate will possess an extensive general knowledge of clinical and translational research, and specific knowledge about urologic diseases; a significant track record (both past and current) of research in urologic disease; and administrative experience. HOW TO APPLY:  Curriculum Vitae, Bibliography, and three letters of recommendation are required. Application packages should be emailed to NIDDKKUHJobs@niddk.nih.gov.  For further information about the position, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Ziya Kirkali at ziya.kirkali@nih.gov. All information provided by candidates will remain confidential and will not be released outside the NIDDK search process without a signed release from candidates.
• Beaumont Health-Oakland University research scientist. Under minimal supervision of the division chief or medical director of research, and with a high degree of autonomy, the research scientist works as a team leader and co-investigator to lead research aspects of the department. Research Scientist will design, collaborate, plan, perform data analysis and prepare reports. The research scientist will also perform laboratory procedures and carry through an independent research program.

• Understanding the urobiome – The July 2021 CAIRIBU Connections discussion on understanding the actions and effects of microbiota within the urinary tract continues as a collaborative research interest group! Subsequent discussions took place in September, November (2021), and January 2022. Summaries available HERE. (request log-in access from cairibu@urology.wisc.edu). Investigators are clinicians and scientists from a variety of fields from within CAIRIBU and from the broader urologic research community, including urology, urogynecology, microbiology, microbial ecology, virology, bioinformatics, and computer and data science. JOIN this research interest group to discuss how to advance the field and to form potential research collaborations. Interested??? Contact Dr. Kristina Penniston at cairibu@urology.wisc.edu.
  • LISTEN to this talk on urobiome metadata standards by Dr. Lisa Karstens HERE

• Aging in the genitourinary tract – A research group consisting of CAIRIBU and other basic science, clinical, and epidemiology investigators is forming, following the January 2021 Washington University P20 Exploratory Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology Symposium. Interested??? Contact Dr. Indira Mysorekar at indira.mysorekar@bcm.edu for more info.

• Patient and community engagement in benign urology – A CAIRIBU research group focusing on this has formed. This is an emerging topic of high interest; an increasing number of funding opportunities – whether from NIH, DOD, or other sources – require some form of public engagement in scientific as well as clinical studies. Learn more about upcoming events and opportunities

ARTICLES

• Valantine et al. From the NIH: a systems approach to increasing the diversity of the biomedical research workforce. CBE Life Sci Educ 2016;15(fe4):1-5. DOI:10.1187/cbe.16-03-0138
• Judd K, McKinnon M. A systemic map of inclusion, equity and diversity in science communication research: do we practice what we preach? Front Commun 2021;11(6):1-17. DOI:10.3389/fcomm.2021.744365
• Simons et al. Trends in the racial and ethnic diversity in the US urology workforce. Urology 2022;162:9-19. DOI.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.07.0383
• Salinas et al. The invisible minority: a call to address the persistent socioeconomic diversity gap in U.S. medical schools and the physician workforce. Front Public Health 2022;10:924746. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2022.924746
• Swartz et al. The science and value of diversity: closing the gaps in our understanding of inclusion and diversity. J Infect Dis 2019;220(Suppl2):S33-S41. DOI.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz174
• Ham B. Diversity in STEM includes scientists with disabilities. Science 2021;371(6528). DOI:10.1126/science371.6528.475
• Byrne D. Science diversified: queer perspectives on research. Nature Careers Podcast, March 3, 2021; available HERE
• Galupa RM, Alves MRP. Is science only for the rich? EMBL >> Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, April 5, 2022
• Betancur et al. Socioeconomic gaps in science achievement. Int J STEM Educ 2018;5:38. DOI.org/10.1186/s40594-018-0132-5

FROM THE NIH

• NIH Diversity Blog
• NIH website, “Evidence-Based Approaches for Enhancing Diversity in Aging Research”, December 15, 2022
• NIH website (Research & Training >> Ending Structural Racism), “Developing Extramural Workforce Diversity and Inclusivity in the Biomedical Research Ecosystem”, July 28, 2022
• NIH website (Research & Training >> Ending Structural Racism), “Scientific Workforce Diversity”, May 25, 2022
• NIH website (Diversity Blog), “Advancing Disability Inclusion in the Scientific Workforce”, July 21, 2021
• NIH website (Diversity Blog), “Experiences and Inclusion of Sexual and Gender Minority Scientists in the STEM Workforce”, June 22, 2021

VIDEOS

• Endourological Society Diversity and Inclusion Webinar (Vimeo video), “Difficult Conversations: How to Approach DEI Case Scenarios in Medicine”.
• Endourological Society Diversity and Inclusion Webinar (Vimeo video), “My Own Pathway and How I Work to Expand the Pipeline: Attracting Diversity Youth on an International Level“.
• CAIRIBU Connections (YouTube video), “DEI and Allyship in Urology“, Charles Scales, MD – Duke University, June 2023.

• CAIRIBU K12 Scholar Seminar (YouTube video), “Neurogenic Bladder and “Boosting” and Disability Health“, Oluwafernami Okanlami, MD, MS, K12 Scholar –  University of Michigan KUroEpi, February 2023.

EVENTS

• Link to NIDDK-Sponsored Meetings and Workshops

RECORDINGS

NIDDK Workshop Series on Female Urethral Function & Failure, Fall 2020

• Recordings and materials from the NIDDK workshop series on female urethral function and failure are available to the public HERE
• Official executive summary and key points from each seminar HERE
• Shorter (2-page) summary and research gaps identified from the series HERE

LINK TO CAIRIBU COMMUNIQUE ARCHIVE