Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD, PI of the prior P20 Exploratory Center at Vanderbilt University, recently published an exciting new article about uropathogen evolution in spina bifida patients. The article, titled, “Unmasking pathogen traits for chronic colonization in neurogenic bladder,” discusses how small genomic changes over time lead to pathogen persistence and, ultimately, chronic colonization of the …
Jean-Phillipe Gourdine, PhD, MS, was awarded a $249,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his project, “Exploring the Role of Urinary Host N-Glycans as a Nutrient Source for Bladder Bacteria Metabolism.”
Supported studies initiated, developed, designed, and managed by a qualified third-party investigator who assumes sole responsibility for the conduct and management of the research. [Annual Deadlines: 3/28, 6/27, 9/26, 12/19.]
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 et al, Sullivan et al, Snipes et al, Mezes et al, Hayes et al, Werneburg et al, Ruetten et al
