Past Event Category: Urobiome

CAIRIBU Graduate Student Seminar

Andrew McGlynn, DVM; Brandon McKenna, DVM (Hale Lab)

October 21, 2026 @ 2:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT (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 Vanessa Hale, DVM, PhD, MAT who will provide an overview of the Hale Lab at The Ohio State University. This will be followed by a joint presentation from Andrew McGlynn, DVM, and Brandon McKenna, DVM, graduate students and veterinary residents in the Hale Lab.

ID Week 2026

October 21, 2026 (all day) - October 24, 2026 (all day) Washington, D.C. More Information on ID Week

ID Week 2026 will take place on October 21st-24th in Washington, D.C. Abstract submissions were due on April 30th, 2026. IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the HIV Medicine Association, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Society of Infectious Diseases …

CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group Knowledge Exchange

Aayushi Uberoi, PhD; Aaron Miller, PhD

October 16, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT (2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link for Urobiome RIG Knowledge Exchange

The CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group (U-RIG) brings together scientists and clinicians interested in the uromicrobiota. Investigators represent a variety of fields including urology, urogynecology, microbiology, microbial ecology, virology, bioinformatics, and computer and data science. The CAIRIBU U-RIG aims to advance the urobiome field by stimulating knowledge exchange, ideas, and research collaborations aimed at improving …

UTIGA UTI Hour

October 8, 2026 @ 12:00 pm EDT - 1:00 pm EDT Learn more about UTIGA Research Hour

The Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance (UTIGA) hosted its UTI Hour on Oct. 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. The presentation was titled, “Pre-analytic specimen handling for quantitative urine culture – Clinical and Research implications”.

CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group Strategic Discussion

Nicole De Nisco, PhD; Lisa Karstens, PhD

September 25, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT (2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link for Urobiome RIG Knowledge Exchange

This month's Knowledge Exchange will review the outcomes of the 2026 CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group Summer Meeting. 

CAIRIBU Trainee Summer Camp

Chia-Suei Hung, PhD, Mirjana Trifunovic, MS, Nazema Siddiqui, MD, Nicole Gilbert, PhD, Vanessa Hale, DVM, PhD, MAT

August 21, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT (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 features an extensive career panel including representatives from government, academia, clinical research, and industry.

CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group Summer Meeting

July 30, 2026 (all day) - July 31, 2026 (all day) Madison, WI

This in-person meeting will bring together investigators and trainees from within the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group community to advance urobiome science by sharing research, nurturing collaboration, and innovating solutions to the major challenges faced within the field.

UTIGA UTI Hour – July 2026

Laura Mike, PhD; Kyle Buchan, PhD; Catherine Forster, MD; Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD; Scott Bray, PhD

July 20, 2026 @ 1:30 pm EDT - 2:30 pm EDT More Information about UTIGA

The Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance (UTIGA) is hosting its next UTI Hour on Monday July 20th, 2026 at 1:30 PM EST. This quarterly event will showcase the latest basic and clinical research findings with a focus on trainee presentations. Laura Mike, PhD will host this event featuring Kyle Buchan, PhD, Catherine Forster, MD, Maria …

CAIRIBU Trainee Summer Camp

Vanessa Hale, DVM, PhD, MAT

July 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT (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.

IDSOG 2026

July 16, 2026 (all day) - July 19, 2026 (all day) Lake Geneva, WI More Information on IDSOG

The Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG) will hold its annual meeting on July 16th-18th in Lake Geneva, WI. Abstract submissions were due on March 22nd, 2026.