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


UPCOMING U-RIG MEETINGS:
- SEPTEMBER 29 @ 3PM EDT – CAIRIBU Connections: Elevating the Patient Voice in UTI Research – A Clinician Scientist Panel
- OCTOBER 20 @ 3 PM EDT – CAIRIBU U-RIG Research Hour: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in the Urobiome
- Sub-groups are forming to collaborate in various research and writing projects. Contact CAIRIBU@urology.wisc.edu for more information or to get plugged in.
PRIOR U-RIG MEETINGS:
Conceptual “mind map” of knowledge gaps, barriers, and challenges in urinary microbiota research
Generated from discussion at the July 2021 kickoff CAIRIBU U-RIG Meeting
RESOURCES:
- YouTube video, CAIRIBU Connections: “UTI Through the Lifespan – A Patient Perspective” (2023)
- “Beyond the usual suspects: emerging uropathogens in the microbiome age,” including co-authors Brubaker and Wolfe in Frontiers in Urology (2023)
- “Tarnished gold—the “standard” urine culture: reassessing the characteristics of a criterion standard for detecting urinary microbes,” by Brubaker et al. in Frontiers in Urology (2023)
- Review paper, “The Human Urobiome,” by Brubaker, Putonti, Dong, and Wolfe in Mammalian Genome (2021)
- Consensus paper on advancing urobiome research by Brubaker et al. in mSystems (2021)
- Consensus paper on microbiome studies for urolithiasis by Khachroo et al in Nature Reviews Urology (2021)
- “Urinary Tract Infection” – Requiem for a Heavyweight by Finucane in J Am Geriatr Soc (2017)
- “The Kidney: A filter for bacteria,” by Helmholz and Millikin inThe American Journal of Diseases of Children (1925)
- Talk on urobiome metadata standards by Dr. Lisa Karstens (recorded 2022)
- List of publications on urinary microbiota by CAIRIBU U-RIG Attendees. Note that this list is NOT exhaustive. Currently, it includes relevant publications by participants of the 2021-2023 CAIRIBU Connections discussions on the urobiome. This will be updated over time.