Past Events
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Jan 14CAIRIBU ARCTICS Community Forum – Preprints in Urology Research: To Use or Not to Use
Nicole De Nisco, PhD, Simon Hayward, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific) Zoom Link
This session featuring Nicole De Nisco, PhD (UT Dallas) and Simon Hayward, PhD (Endeavor Health) moderated by Renee Vickman, PhD (Endeavor Health) will demystify open science principles and provide practical guidance on preprints.
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Jan 8CAIRIBU K12 Scholar Seminar
Vinaya Bhatia, MD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific) Zoom Link
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, Vinaya Bhatia, MD (current K12 scholar, UW-Madison KURe Career Development Program) will present The Vital Role of Health Literacy in Intervention Dissemination: Examples in Pediatric Urology.
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Dec 22CAIRIBU Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) Knowledge Exchange
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link
The CAIRIBU Interactions Core is working with various CAIRIBU Community leaders to develop research interest groups around specific topics in urology research. The Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) will connect uro-aging interested CAIRIBU and non-CAIRIBU investigators from a variety of fields such as urology, urogynecology, geroscience, neurology, neuro-urology, urobiome, nutrition, toxicology, and bioinformatics. As a way to kick-start this group, we will schedule monthly knowledge exchanges as a way to get to know each other, discuss recent research, develop collaborations, and strategize on ways to advance uro-aging research. We meet virtually every fourth Monday. ALL are welcome. This month, investigators will engage in strategic research planning, revisiting the uro-aging research roadmap introduced at the last strategic session.
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Dec 19CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in the Urobiome
Megan Behringer, PhD, Owen Hale
(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. 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).
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Dec 10CAIRIBU ARCTICS Community Forum – What Would You Do? Leading Through Lab Challenges
Indira Mysorekar, PhD; Nathan Tykocki, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific) Zoom Link
In this session, Indira Mysorekar, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine) and Nathan Tykocki, PhD (Michigan State University) will examine real scenarios involving lab dynamics, mentorship, and conflict and demonstrate how to navigate the complexities of research team leadership.
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Dec 3CAIRIBU 2025
University of Wisconsin-Madison CAIRIBU Annual Meeting, Dec 2025
The annual CAIRIBU meeting brings together investigators and trainees engaged in urogenital research from across the country. At the core of the CAIRIBU Community are the NIDDK-funded Centers and Programs - the Urology O'Brien Centers, P20 Urology Centers, and K12 Career Development Programs. ALL collaborative-minded urology investigators and trainees are welcome to participate. The 8th annual CAIRIBU meeting will be in Madison, WI on the shores of Lake Mendota at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The meeting begins on Wednesday morning at the historic Memorial Union with a trainee-centered "pre-meeting." The meeting officially commences at around 12:00 noon on Wednesday and concludes at around 1:00 pm on Friday.
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Nov 26CAIRIBU Uro-Lit Live – Kidney Stones
Muthuvel Jayachandran, Msc, MPhil, PhD, John Knight, PhD, Aaron Miller, PhD
(3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific) Zoom Link
Uro-Lit Live is a monthly virtual forum to discuss recent publications in urogenital research with the authors and investigators from the broader urogenital research community. This month’s discussion will focus on kidney stone-related research publications. The following authors will present salient findings in their publications and the relevance to their field: There will be ample time following the presentations for participants to discuss each paper.
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Nov 24CAIRIBU Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) Knowledge Exchange
Aruna Sarma, PhD, MHA
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) Zoom Link
The Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) connects uro-aging interested CAIRIBU and non-CAIRIBU investigators from a variety of fields such as urology, urogynecology, geroscience, neurology, neuro-urology, urobiome, nutrition, toxicology, and bioinformatics. The UroAging RIG engages in monthly knowledge exchanges to discuss recent research, develop collaborations, and strategize on ways to advance uro-aging research. We meet virtually every fourth Monday. ALL are welcome. Join us on Monday, November 24 at 3:00 PM ET (2 PM CT | 12 PM PT) to hear from Aruna Sarma, PhD, MHA (University of Michigan) who will present "Urologic Complications in Diabetes- Long term findings."
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Nov 21CAIRIBU 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 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.
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Nov 20NIDDK K Awardees Workshop
Rockville, Maryland More Information
To facilitate the career development of National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)-supported investigators and help in their transition to independent research careers, the NIDDK is sponsoring a K Awardees' Workshop to be held November 20-21, 2025 in Rockville, Maryland. Participation in the workshop is by invitation only. Register before November 17th, 2025. Meeting Objectives: The purpose of the workshop is to offer NIDDK career development awardees an in-depth view of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NIDDK. The workshop will provide an opportunity to become familiar with the roles of various NIH staff, the types of grant support and resources available, and navigating the NIH grant process. In addition, investigators from the NIDDK research community will share strategies and career advice for achieving success as a research or physician scientist. The workshop format will encourage networking among participants, and NIDDK program staff will be available for discussion of individual research projects and grant applications.