Jessie Ge, MD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific) @ 5:00 pm EDT 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's seminar will feature Jessie Ge, MD (current K12 scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford (KUReS) Career Development Program) who will present "Chitosan-Induced Urothelial Exfoliation and Regeneration". Following her presentation, Alexandra Polasko, PhD (current K12 Scholar, K12 Urology Research at Stanford) will moderate Q+A and discussion.
Greg Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE, Chad Vezina, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific) @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT Zoom Link
In this session moderated by Alexis Adrian (University of Wisconsin - Madison), established investigators Greg Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) and Chad Vezina, PhD (University of Wisconsin - Madison) will guide participants through exemplary urology grant applications and split participants into break-out rooms to incorporate reviewer feedback to develop their own specific aims.
The Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction will hold its annual meeting on February 25-28, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Katy Patras, PhD, Pragya Saxena, PhD
(3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific) @ 4:00 pm EST - 5:00 pm EST 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 urothelium-related research publications.
Marsha Guess, MD, MS, Kathleen Connell, MD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) @ 3:00 pm EST - 4:00 pm EST 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. This month's speakers are Marsha Guess, MD, MS and Kathleen Connell, MD (both at University of Colorado Anschutz).
Maliha Batool, PhD, Keisha Harrison, PhD
(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific) @ 3:00 pm EST 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 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."