Events

Wei He, MS & Farshad Samadifam, MS (Hokanson Lab)
(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. This seminar, moderated by LaTasha K. Crawford VMD, PhD, DACVP (UW-Madison), will begin with an introduction by Jim Hokanson, PhD (Medical College of Wisconsin), who will provide an overview of the Pelvic Diagnostics & Therapeutics Lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Following this, Wei He, MS will present To characterize the impact of different TNS electrode placement approaches on nerve recruitment and functional outcomes, and Farshad Samadifam, MS will present Machine Learning-Based Outcome Prediction for Sacral Neuromodulation Therapy in Women with Non-Neurogenic Urgency Incontinence.

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, Jenny LaCross, PT, DPT, PhD, ATC, CLT
(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. Join us on Monday, January 26 at 3:00 PM ET (2 PM CT | 12 PM PT) to hear from Candace Parker-Autry, MD (Wake Forest University School of Medicine) who will speak on geriatric urinary incontinence and Jenny LaCross, PT, DPT, PhD, ATC, CLT (University of Michigan) who will present "From Clinic to Community: The Morphological Impact of Aging and Physical Activity on the Pelvic Floor."

Abigail Shatkin-Margolis, MD, Byron Hayes, PhD
(3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific)
January 28, 2026 @ 4:00 pm EST - 5:00 pm EST
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Uro-Lit Live is a monthly virtual forum to discuss recent publications in urogenital research with the authors and investigators from the broader urogenital research community. This month’s discussion will focus on bladder-related research publications.

Nashville, TN
January 30, 2026 - January 31, 2026
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The Society for Women in Urology will hold its annual clinical mentoring conference on January 30-31st, 2026 in Nashville, TN.

Nashville, TN
January 30, 2026 - January 31, 2026
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The Research on Calculus Kinetics Society will hold its annual meeting on January 30-31, 2026 at the Doubletree Nashville in Nashville, TN. Registration is live; hotel rooms are available for booking. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Orlando, FL
January 30, 2026 - January 31, 2026
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The Society for Pelvic Research will hold its annual meeting on January 30th-31st, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. Distinguished speakers include Margot Damaser, PhD, and Cathy Mendelsohn, PhD.

Orlando, Florida
February 5, 2026 - February 7, 2026
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The Society of Benign Prostate Disease (SoBPD) will hold its annual meeting on February 5th-7th, 2026 in Orlando, FL. Register HERE Program HERE

Aruna Sarma, PhD, MHA
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
February 11, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EST - 2:00 pm EST
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This session featuring Aruna Sarma, PhD, MHA (University of Michigan) and moderated by Michael Odom, PhD (Duke University) will share tips, pet peeves, and strategies to help you learn how to effectively communicate your science and avoid common missteps, respond to evolving review criteria, and identify funding opportunities beyond a single institute.

Atlanta, Georgia
February 12, 2026 - February 16, 2026
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The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health will hold its annual meeting on February 12th-16th, 2026 in Atlanta, GA.