Category: CAIRIBU Investigator Spotlight

CAIRIBU Investigators Featured in Recent Bladder Article in Knowable Magazine

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A recent article in Knowable Magazine, a nonprofit publisher that synthesizes and integrates scientific news and publications for the general public, featured several CAIRIBU-affiliated investigators, including Indira Mysorekar, PhD (previously at Baylor College of Medicine and now at Penn State College of Medicine), Hanneke Verstegen, PhD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School), and Aaron Mickle, PhD (Medical College …

Kymora Scotland, MD, PhD Discovers Bacterial Role in Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stones

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Kymora Scotland, MD, PhD, member of the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group, led a team that discovered bacteria are present in the most common type of kidney stone – calcium oxalate kidney stones. Previously, only struvite stones have been shown to contain bacteria, while calcium oxalate stones have been considered “noninfectious” and not associated with a bacterial presence.

ASM Microbe Approves Session Proposal by Silvia Grant, PhD

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Silvia Grant, PhD, member of the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group (U-RIG), submitted a session proposal to the ASM Microbe Conference, titled “Translating Urogenital Microbiome Science into Clinic Impact,” which was approved by the ASM Microbe planning committee.

Aaron Miller, PhD Presents at the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Meeting

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Aaron Miller, PhD, recently presented his research during the Robert Krane Lecture at the 26th Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) Annual Fall Scientific Meeting. His presentation was titled "Beyond Infection: Implications of Biofilms on Implantable Medical Devices."

CTSI Discovery Radio with Dr. Jon Ellison

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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.

Thomas Chi, MD, MBA, Named Department Chair of UAB Urology

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Thomas Chi, MD, MBA, PI of a prior CAIRIBU P20 Center and current collaborator with the UCSF- UroEpi K12 program, was recently appointed as the Chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Vinaya Bhatia Appointed 2024-2026 NIDDK LEAP Fellow

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Vinaya Bhatia, MD, pediatric urologist at UW Health Kids and CAIRIBU K12 Scholar in the University of Wisconsin - Madison K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program (KURe), has been appointed as a 2024-2026 LEAP Fellow.

Dr. Penniston Elected President of ROCK Society

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Kristina Penniston, PhD, RDN, PI of the CAIRIBU Interactions Core, has been elected President of the Research on Calculus Kinetics (ROCK) Society. Dr. Penniston brings extensive expertise to this leadership role.

Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, Featured on NBC Nightly News

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Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, PI of prior CAIRIBU P20 Exploratory Center at Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, was featured on NBC to highlight work done by Tasian and his team about the rising incidence of pediatric stone disease.

Duke’s KURe Program Secures $3.8 Million NIH Grant Renewal

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Cindy L. Amundsen, MD, Director of the KURe Program, and program specialists Friederike Jayes, DVM, PhD, and Rebecca Kameny, PhD, have been awarded $3.8 million over five years by NIH.