Jessie Ge, MD was recently named the newest KURe Scholar at Stanford University. Dr. Ge completed medical school at Washington University in St. Louis and her urology residency at Stanford University.
Announcements
2025 CAIRIBU Annual Meeting
The 2025 CAIRIBU meeting is scheduled for Wednesday-Friday, December 3-5 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in Madison, WI.
Any and all investigators and trainees engaged in any form of non-malignant urology research are encouraged to participate in the meeting. Registration for the meeting and information about lodging is now available.
2026 ROCK Society Traveling Fellowship Grant
Award Details The ROCK Society Traveling Fellowship Grant covers up to $5,000 in travel-related expenditures to visit and meet with other Society members to develop or execute collaborative stone-related research ideas, write collaborative stone-related manuscripts …
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Value Assessment-Health Outcomes Research
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Value Assessment-Health Outcomes Research [Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA Foundation)] The PhRMA Foundation seeks proposals that investigate challenges and potential solutions related to evaluating the delivery, safe use, …
New KURe Scholars
Congratulations to the two new KURe scholars at Duke! Jennifer Hammel, PhD and Grant West, PhD began the program on September 1st, 2025. Dr. Hammel completed her undergraduate education in Bioengineering at Temple University, where she developed a 3D engineered model of vascularized adipose tissue. Dr. West developed expertise in mechanical testing conceptualization, analysis, and simulation for fatigue and fracture prediction.
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Human Required)
The purpose of the Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant is to provide a new pathway for Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) who wish to propose research projects in a new direction for which preliminary data do not exist. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is open to a broad range of scientific research relevant to the mission of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs).
[Posted August 25, 2025. Expires August 26, 2028.]