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.
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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 et al, Sullivan et al, Snipes et al, Mezes et al, Hayes et al, Werneburg et al, Ruetten et al
Urology Care Foundation Bridge Award
In response to recent threats to urology research, the American Urological Association (AUA) has created a new funding mechanism aimed at keeping current research projects going. For calendar year 2026, 2 awards up to $60,000 each will support salaries and other research-related expenses.
CTSI Discovery Radio with Dr. Jon Ellison
Jon Ellison, MD, a co-investigator at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania FORWARD P20 Center, and valued member of the CAIRIBU research community, was featured on CTSI Discovery Radio, which aired Friday, April 18 on WMSE 91.7 FM.
10th Annual Duke KURe Symposium
The Duke KURe Program hosted its 10th Annual Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Symposium on April 9th, 2025. Read more to see the CAIRIBU-affiliated trainees awarded CAIRIBU Interactions Core Travel Awards to attend this meeting.
The BackTable Podcast with Dr. Penniston and Dr. Monga
Dr. Kristina Penniston was recently featured on the BackTable Urology Podcast with Dr. Manoj Monga. They discussed the role of diet in kidney stone prevention and how urologists can partner with dietitians.
CAIRIBU Machine Learning Interest Group at AUGS
Members of the CAIRIBU Machine Learning interest group were invited to participate in a panel discussion at the 2024 AUGS Pelvic Floor Disorders Week in Washington DC in October 2024.
New Multi-Institution CAIRIBU P20 FORWARD Centers at Endeavor and CHOP
Endeavor Health System and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) were recently announced as the sites for two new CAIRIBU P20 FORWARD Centers. Congratulations to all the investigators!
Dr. Kisby Selected for Best Paper Award by AUGS
Cassandra Kisby, MD, MS, K12 Scholar, Duke University, was selected for the Best Basic Science Paper Award for her research project “Exosomes for Prevention of Mesh Complications in a Porcine Sacrocolpopexy Model.”
2024 Collaboration Award Recipients Announced
Jim Hokanson, PhD, prior K12 scholar in the Duke KURe program, and Kim Keil Stietz, PhD, Biomed Core Co-Director of the CAIRIBU Urology O’Brien Center, were both recently awarded CAIRIBU Interactions Core Collaboration Awards.