Events Category: K12 Scholar Seminar Series

Rachel Wattier, MD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
February 12, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EST
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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, Rachel Wattier, MD (current K12 scholar, UCSF KUroEpi Career Development Program) will present "Differentiating factors linked to appropriate vs. potentially avoidable antibiotic exposure in children with suspected UTI." Following her presentation, Alexandra Polasko, PhD (current K12 Scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford) will moderate Q+A and discussion.

Jessie Ge, MD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
March 12, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EDT
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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 Jessie Ge, MD (current K12 scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford (KUReS) Career Development Program). Following her presentation, Alexandra Polasko, PhD (current K12 Scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford) will moderate Q+A and discussion.

Lindsey Felth Tanaka, PhD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
April 9, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EDT
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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 Lindsey Felth Tanaka, PhD (current K12 scholar, UW-Madison KURe Career Development Program). Following her presentation, Alexandra Polasko, PhD (current K12 Scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford) will moderate Q+A and discussion.

Jennifer Hammel, PhD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
May 14, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EDT
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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.

Marcela Ambrogi, PhD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
June 11, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EDT
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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). Following her presentation, Alexandra Polasko, PhD (current K12 Scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford) will moderate Q+A and discussion.