PCORI 2025

Washington, D.C.
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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will hold its annual meeting on October 21st-22nd, 2025 in Washington, D.C. More information about registration, agenda, travel, and lodging is available at: https://www.pcori.org/annual-meeting

ASRM 2025

San Antonio, Texas
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The American Society for Reproductive Medicine will hold its annual meeting from October 25-29 in San Antonio, Texas. Abstract submissions are now closed.

CAIRIBU Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) Knowledge Exchange

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
@ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT
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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.

CAIRIBU Uro-Lit Live – Clinical Research in Female Urology

Jim Hokanson, PhD; Jashkaran Gadhvi, PhD
(3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific)
@ 4:00 pm EDT - 5:00 pm EDT
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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 research publications pertaining to Clinical Research in Female Urology. 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.

CAIRIBU ARCTICS Community Forum – Engaging Patient-Driven Funding Sources

Jim Brooks, MD; Lisa Karstens, PhD; Raymond Wezik, Esq; Hilary Furlong
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
@ 1:00 pm EST - 2:00 pm EST
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This session will involve a panel discussion featuring an investigator who has secured funding through a grateful patient program and a representative from an academic medical center’s philanthropy office. They will explore how to secure philanthropic research support through grateful patient programs and partnerships with institutional philanthropy offices.

SBUR 2025

Orlando, Florida
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The Society for Basic Urologic Research is hosting its annual meeting on November 13th-16th in Orlando, Florida. Registration is now open. The agenda and other meeting details are available at: https://sbur.org/upcoming-meetings/

NIDDK K Awardees Workshop

Rockville, Maryland
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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.

CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in the Urobiome

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
@ 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. 

CAIRIBU Uro-Aging Research Interest Group (UroAging RIG) Knowledge Exchange

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
@ 3:00 pm EST - 4:00 pm EST
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.