Events Category: Urobiome

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."

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
May 22, 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. 

Washington, D.C.
June 4, 2026 - June 8, 2026
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American Society for Microbiology is hosting its annual meeting from June 4-June 8, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
June 26, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT
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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.

Michael Neugent, PhD, Vanessa Hale, DVM, PhD, MAT
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
July 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT
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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: 5-minute practice presentations with expert feedback and workshops on written communication and formulating a research question.

Michael Goodson, PhD, Chia-Suei Hung, PhD, Mirjana Trifunovic, MS, Nazema Siddiqui, MD, Vanessa Hale, DVM, PhD, MAT, Chad Vezina, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
August 21, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT
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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 features an extensive career panel including representatives from government, academia, clinical research, and industry.