Past Events Category: Urobiome

Maliha Batool, PhD, Keisha Harrison, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
February 20, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EST
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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. This month's Knowledge Exchange will feature Maliha Batool, PhD (UT Dallas), who will present "Investigating the role of defensins in vaginal epithelial defense against bacterial vaginosis," and Keisha Harrison, PhD (Oregon Health and Science University), who will present "Considerations of techniques and methods required for studying the urobiome."

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
January 16, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EST
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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 Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent fields. At this session, investigators will review top research priorities in the urobiome field as articulated by this group, discuss upcoming RFAs and identify opportunities for collaborative writing groups to be formed, and create timelines for developing specific aims.

Megan Behringer, PhD, Owen Hale
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
December 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EST
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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. Join the next Research Hour on Friday, December 19 at 3:00 PM ET (2 PM CT | 12 PM PT)  to hear presentations from Megan Behringer, PhD and Owen Hale (both at Vanderbilt University).

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
November 21, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EST
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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 Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent fields. At this event, investigators will engage in a strategic discussion on the current state of urobiome research and explore future directions, revisiting the research roadmap introduced at the last strategic discussion.

Nicole Gilbert, PhD, Michael Neugent, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
October 17, 2025 @ 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 Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent fields. Join us on Friday, October 17 at 3:00 PM ET (2 PM CT | 12 PM PT)  to hear from Nicole Gilbert, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis).

Gregory Ballash, DVM, MPH; PhD, J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVPM; Tessa LeCuyer, PhD; Manita Guragain, PhD; Nora Jean Nealon, DVM, PhD
(11 AM Central | 9 AM Pacific)
October 14, 2025 @ 12:00 pm EDT - 1:00 pm EDT
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The Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance (UTIGA) hosts quarterly UTI Hours to showcase the latest basic and clinical research findings with a focus on trainee presentations. October’s event took place on October 14th, 2025 at …

Lisa Karstens, PhD, Nicole De Nisco, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
September 19, 2025 @ 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 Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent fields. Join us on Friday, September 19 at 3:00 PM ET (2 PM CT | 12 PM PT)  to hear from Lisa Karstens, PhD (Oregon Health & Science University) and Nicole De Nisco, PhD (The University of Texas at Dallas) who will discuss the state of the science and present a urobiome research roadmap developed by a multidisciplinary working group of CAIRIBU-affiliated investigators earlier this summer.

Ramon Garcia Maset, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
May 23, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 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. This session will feature talks from Ramon Garcia Maset and Megan Behringer.

Jonathan Barasch, MD, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
April 25, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 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 …

Emily Coffey, DVM, DACVIM, PhD & Adwaita Parab
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
March 21, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT
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The CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome and adjacent fields. This seminar will feature a talk from Emily Coffey.