Events

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.

(2 PM Central | 12 PM Pacific)
April 27, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT
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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.

Washington, D.C.
May 1, 2026 - May 3, 2026
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists will hold its annual meeting on May 1st-3rd, 2026 in Washington, D.C. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Teresa Liu, PhD; Acacia White, PhD; Sonia Fargue, PhD; Michael Neugent, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
May 13, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT
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This session will feature a roundtable of current postdocs who will provide advice on choosing a lab, setting expectations, and preparing for the next step after grad school.

Jennifer Hammel, PhD
(4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific)
May 14, 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.