• Dec 13
    CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: 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 Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent …

  • Nov 20
    CAIRIBU Graduate Student Seminar

    JULIA TLAPA, GRADUATE STUDENT

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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. This seminar features a talk by Julia Tlapa from the Kimberly Keil-Stietz Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  • Nov 15
    CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in the Urobiome

    Jean-Philippe Gourdine, PhD, MS & Emmanuel Elijah

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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. This session will feature talks from Jean-Philippe Gourdine, PhD, MS (Lewis & Clark) and UCSD Medical Student Emmanuel Elijah.

  • Oct 18
    CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: 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 Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent …

  • Sep 27
    CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in the Urobiome

    Nicole De Nisco, PhD

    (2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    This month’s research hour features Nicole De Nisco, PhD (UT Dallas). Her talk is titled “Fatty acid auxotrophy as a defining metabolic adaptation of urogenital lactobacilli“. Join us after the talk for an open discussion about challenges and opportunities in building impactful collaborations in the urobiome field. The Uromicrobiota Research Interest Group (U-RIG) includes CAIRIBU …

  • Sep 18
    CAIRIBU Graduate Student Seminar

    ELANIE BRIGGS – Graduate student, Tatyana Sysoeva Lab – The University of Alabama in Huntsville

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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.

  • Jul 17
    CAIRIBU Graduate Student Seminar

    LAYLA JERIES – Graduate student, Tatyana Sysoeva Lab – The University of Alabama in Huntsville; NAMRATA SAWANT – Graduate student, Nicole De Nisco Lab – UT Dallas

    (1 PM CT | 11 AM PT) 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 feature Layla Jeries from the …

  • Jun 13
    Characterization of a Patient-derived Xenograft (PDX) Model of Human Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) – A CAIRIBU K12 Scholar Seminar

    ALEXANDRA POLASKO, PhD, MS - Stanford University

    (4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific) Zoom Link

    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. This month’s seminar features Alexandra Polasko, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University, K12 Scholar at the …

  • Jun 12
    CAIRIBU Community Grant Resource Workshop Series: Overview of NDRI-HTORR Resources

    1 PM Eastern (12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific) Zoom Link

    Hear from Valerie Estela-Pro, PhD, the National Disease Research Interchange’s (NDRI) External Scientific Affairs Manager, about how investigators can leverage the NDRI’s Human Tissues and Organs for Research Resource (HTORR) Program to obtain human biospecimens necessary for generating preliminary data and demonstrating project feasibility. Through the HTORR Program, biomedical researchers gain access to donated normal …

  • May 17
    CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: 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 Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent …