Events

Jamisha Francis, MSc (Hadjifrangiskou Lab)
(1 PM Central | 11 AM Pacific)
April 15, 2026 @ 2:00 pm EDT
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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 will begin with an introduction by Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD, who will provide an overview of the Hadjifrangiskou Lab at Vanderbilt University. Following this, Hadjifrangiskou Lab graduate student Jamisha Francis, MSc will present her research project.

Durham, NC
April 17, 2026 @ 8:00 am EDT - 2:30 pm EDT
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Duke University’s Annual Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Symposium will take place on April 17th, 2026 from 8:00 am – 2:30 pm Eastern in Duke’s Trent Semans Great Hall. The abstract submission deadline was March 12th, …

Xintong Dong, PhD, Kymora Scotland, MD, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
April 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT
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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 Knowledge Exchange spurs collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent fields. During this month's Knowledge Exchange, Xintong Dong, PhD (UT Dallas) will present "Antimicrobial peptide signaling in urinary tract infection" and Kymora Scotland, MD, PhD (UCLA) will speak on her recent publication "Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones."

Scottsdale, Arizona
April 18, 2026 - April 21, 2026
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The American Society of Andrology (ASA) will hold its annual meeting on April 18-21st, 2026 in Scottsdale, AZ.

Michael Chancellor, MD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
April 20, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT
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This CAIRIBU Connections will feature Michael Chancellor, MD (Oakland University, Corewell Health) who will speak on his experience working across the full translational spectrum in radiation cystitis.

Eva Raphael, MD, MPH, Vanessa Hale, MAT, DVM, PhD
(3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific)
April 22, 2026 @ 4:00 pm EDT - 5:00 pm EDT
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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 urobiome-related research publications.

San Francisco, California
April 23, 2026 - April 25, 2026
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The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology will hold its 40th annual meeting on April 23-25 in San Francisco, California. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Maria Florian-Rodriguez, MD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
April 27, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT
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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. This month’s Knowledge Exchange will feature a presentation by Maria Florian-Rodriguez, MD (UT Southwestern).

Washington, D.C.
May 1, 2026 - May 3, 2026
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists will hold its annual meeting on May 1st-3rd, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Donald DeFranco, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
May 5, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT
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CAIRIBU ARCTICS* Community Forums provide resources and skills to the next generation of leaders in non-malignant genitourinary research. This forum will feature Donald Defranco, PhD (University of Pittsburgh, former project leader at the University of Pittsburgh O'Brien Urology Center). Dr. DeFranco has successfully mentored trainees for over thirty years and in this forum, will share advice on how trainees can maximize their research experience.