• Jul 17
    CAIRIBU Trainee Summer Camp

    Vanessa Hale, DVM, PhD, MAT

    (2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    Urobiome RIG will host a 3-part professional development series primarily for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers but open to ANY trainee at ANY training stage. This month's session includes a workshop on formulating a research question.

  • Jul 15
    CAIRIBU Graduate Student Seminar

    Samantha Ye, Leuna Sen, Jenna Simpson (Steers Lab)

    (1 PM Central | 11 AM Pacific) Zoom Link

    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 Nicholas Steers, PhD, who will provide an overview of the Steers Lab at Columbia University. Following this, Steers Lab members Samantha Ye, Leuna Sen, and Jenna Simpson will present their research projects.

  • Jul 8
    CAIRIBU BPH Research Interest Group Knowledge Exchange

    Simon Hayward, PhD

    (6 PM Central | 4 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    The BPH Research Interest Group connects investigators from a variety of fields who are engaged or interested in studying benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). During this session, Simon Hayward, PhD (Endeavor Health) review BPH research progress over the last few decades to contextualize the current state of the field and necessary future directions.

  • Jun 26
    CAIRIBU Trainee Summer Camp

    Lisa Karstens, PhD; Lindsey Burnett, MD, PhD

    (2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    Urobiome RIG will host a 3-part professional development series primarily for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers but open to ANY trainee at ANY training stage. This month's featured break-out sessions include: 5-minute practice presentations with expert feedback and a workshop on visual communication.

  • Jun 22
    CAIRIBU Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) Knowledge Exchange

    Becky Clarkson, PhD, Shachi Tyagi, MD, MS

    (2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    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 will feature two speakers from the University of Pittsburgh. Becky Clarkson, PhD will present "Situational Incontinence: Addressing the brain's role in bladder behavior" and Shachi Tyagi, MD, MS will present "Nocturia in Older Adults: Breaking Etiologic Silos."

  • Jun 11
    CAIRIBU K12 Scholar Seminar

    Marcela Ambrogi, PhD

    (4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    The K12 Scholar Seminar series features presentations that showcase the research of K12 scholars in the CAIRIBU KURe and KUroEpi programs and enhances their visibility in the non-malignant GU research community. All are welcome to attend the presentations and to participate in discussion. This month's seminar will feature Marcela Ambrogi, PhD (current K12 scholar, UW-Madison KURe Career Development Program), who will present "Influence of Serotonin in Bladder Bowel Dysfunction." Following her presentation, Alexandra Polasko, PhD (current K12 Scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford) will moderate Q+A and discussion.

  • Jun 10
    CAIRIBU BPH Research Interest Group: From Introductions to Innovation

    (7 PM Central | 5 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    The BPH Research Interest Group connects investigators from a variety of fields who are engaged or interested in studying benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This session will welcome new participants and briefly summarize first meeting then transition to breakout groups to discuss specific topics in BPH research.

  • May 27
    CAIRIBU Uro-Lit Live – Urethra

    Matt Grimes, MD, Madi Taychert, Jim Hokanson, PhD

    (3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    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 urethra-related research publications.

  • May 22
    CAIRIBU Urobiome RIG Knowledge Exchange: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in the Urobiome

    (2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    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. 

  • May 14
    CAIRIBU K12 Scholar Seminar

    Jennifer Hammel, PhD

    (4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    The K12 Scholar Seminar series features presentations that showcase the research of K12 scholars in the CAIRIBU KURe and KUroEpi programs and enhances their visibility in the non-malignant GU research community. All are welcome to attend the presentations and to participate in discussion. This month, Jennifer Hammel, PhD (current K12 scholar, Duke University KURe Career Development Program) will present "An engineered bladder model to identify countermeasures against radiation cystitis." Following her presentation, Alexandra Polasko, PhD (current K12 Scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford) will moderate Q+A and discussion.