Events

(3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific)
March 25, 2026 @ 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 urinary tract infection. 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.

Marvin Langston, PhD; Michael Odom, PhD; Petra Popovics, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
April 8, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT
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This session will feature a panel discussion to help you prepare for job interviews in research – whether in academia, industry, private foundation, or non-profit – by understanding different interview formats, common questions, and how to effectively frame your research vision.

Nashville, TN
April 9, 2026 - April 11, 2026
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The 6th Clinical and Scientific Advances in Urinary Tract Infections meeting will be held on April 9th-11th, 2026 in Nashville, TN. Register before February 16th, 2026 to receive a discounted, early-bird fee. Register HERE TRAINEES: …

Lindsey Felth Tanaka, PhD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
April 9, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EDT
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This monthly virtual seminar series, sponsored by the UW-Madison U54 George M. O’Brien Urology Center, will feature presentations that showcase the research of K12 scholars in the CAIRIBU KURe and KUroEpi programs and enhances their visibility in the benign GU research community. All are welcome to attend the presentations and to participate in discussion.

Jamisha Francis, MSc (Hadjifrangiskou Lab)
(1 PM Central | 11 AM Pacific)
April 15, 2026 @ 2:00 pm EDT
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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 Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD, who will provide an overview of the Hadjifrangiskou Lab at Vanderbilt University. Following this, Hadjifrangiskou Lab graduate student Jamisha Francis, MSc will present her research project.

Durham, NC
April 17, 2026 @ 8:00 am EDT - 4:00 pm EDT
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Duke University’s Annual Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Symposium will take place on April 17th, 2026 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern in Duke’s Trent Semans Great Hall.

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
April 17, 2026 @ 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. 

Scottsdale, Arizona
April 18, 2026 - April 21, 2026
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The American Society of Andrology (ASA) will hold its annual meeting on April 18-21st, 2026 in Scottsdale, AZ. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

(3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific)
April 22, 2026 @ 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 urobiome -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.

San Francisco, California
April 23, 2026 - April 25, 2026
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The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology will hold its 40th annual meeting on April 23-25 in San Francisco, California. More information will be posted as it becomes available.