Events

University of Wisconsin-Madison
December 3, 2025 - December 5, 2025
CAIRIBU Annual Meeting, Dec 2025

The annual CAIRIBU meeting brings together investigators and trainees engaged in urogenital research from across the country. At the core of the CAIRIBU Community are the NIDDK-funded Centers and Programs - the Urology O'Brien Centers, P20 Urology Centers, and K12 Career Development Programs. ALL collaborative-minded urology investigators and trainees are welcome to participate. The 8th annual CAIRIBU meeting will be in Madison, WI on the shores of Lake Mendota at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The meeting begins on Wednesday morning at the historic Memorial Union with a trainee-centered "pre-meeting." The meeting officially commences at around 12:00 noon on Wednesday and concludes at around 1:00 pm on Friday.

Indira Mysorekar, PhD; Nathan Tykocki, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
December 10, 2025 @ 1:00 pm EST - 2:00 pm EST
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In this session, Indira Mysorekar, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine) and Nathan Tykocki, PhD (Michigan State University) will examine real scenarios involving lab dynamics, mentorship, and conflict and demonstrate how to navigate the complexities of research team leadership.

Megan Behringer, PhD, Owen Hale
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
December 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EST
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The Uromicrobiota Research Interest Group (U-RIG) includes CAIRIBU and non-CAIRIBU investigators interested in the uromicrobiota. Investigators are clinicians and scientists from a variety of fields including urology, urogynecology, microbiology, microbial ecology, virology, bioinformatics, and computer and data science. Join the next Research Hour on Friday, December 19 at 3:00 PM ET (2 PM CT | 12 PM PT)  to hear presentations from Megan Behringer, PhD and Owen Hale (both at Vanderbilt University).

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
December 22, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EST - 4:00 pm EST
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The CAIRIBU Interactions Core is working with various CAIRIBU Community leaders to develop research interest groups around specific topics in urology research. The Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) will connect uro-aging interested CAIRIBU and non-CAIRIBU investigators from a variety of fields such as urology, urogynecology, geroscience, neurology, neuro-urology, urobiome, nutrition, toxicology, and bioinformatics. As a way to kick-start this group, we will schedule monthly knowledge exchanges as a way to get to know each other, discuss recent research, develop collaborations, and strategize on ways to advance uro-aging research. We meet virtually every fourth Monday. ALL are welcome. This month, investigators will engage in strategic research planning, revisiting the uro-aging research roadmap introduced at the last strategic session.

Vinaya Bhatia, MD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
January 8, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EST
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This monthly virtual seminar series, sponsored by the UW-Madison U54 George M. O’Brien Urology Center, will feature presentations that showcase the research of K12 scholars in the CAIRIBU KURe and KUroEpi programs and enhances their visibility in the benign GU research community. All are welcome to attend the presentations and to participate in discussion.

Nicole De Nisco, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
January 14, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EST - 2:00 pm EST
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This session will feature a discussion focused on demystifying open science principles and providing practical guidance on preprints through a lively, evidence-based debate between two investigators with differing perspectives.

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
January 16, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EST
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The Uromicrobiota Research Interest Group (U-RIG) includes CAIRIBU and non-CAIRIBU investigators interested in the uromicrobiota. Investigators are clinicians and scientists from a variety of fields including urology, urogynecology, microbiology, microbial ecology, virology, bioinformatics, and computer and data science. The CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent fields.

(1 PM Central | 11 AM Pacific)
January 21, 2026 @ 2:00 pm EST
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CAIRIBU Graduate Student Seminars provide an informal, virtual platform that highlights graduate students’ work. These seminars give graduate students an opportunity to share and receive feedback on in-progress ideas or new research. All are welcome to attend to hear the students’ presentations and to participate in discussion.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia
January 22, 2026 - January 24, 2026
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The International Neuro-Urology Society will hold its annual congress on January 22-24th, 2026 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Abstract submissions are due on September 30th, 2025.

Candace Parker-Autry, MD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
January 26, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EST - 4:00 pm EST
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The Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) connects uro-aging interested CAIRIBU and non-CAIRIBU investigators from a variety of fields such as urology, urogynecology, geroscience, neurology, neuro-urology, urobiome, nutrition, toxicology, and bioinformatics. The UroAging RIG engages in monthly knowledge exchanges to discuss recent research, develop collaborations, and strategize on ways to advance uro-aging research. We meet virtually every fourth Monday. ALL are welcome.