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CAIRIBU EVENTS

Wednesday-Friday, December 4-6

Westin Milwaukee, 550 N. Van Buren St.

Milwaukee, WI

In-person only

This year, the CAIRIBU meeting emphasizes aging-related function and dysfunction in the lower urinary tract. Dr. George Kuchel, Professor Medicine and Director of the UConn Center on Aging at the University of Connecticut, will be a keynote speaker and will also participate in a mock grant review session during trainee pre-meeting program (Wednesday morning, December 4).

MEETING SCHEDULE

• Wednesday, 8:30-12;00 PM: Pre-meeting for trainees and early-stage investigators
• Wednesday, 12:30-7:00 PM: Day 1, CAIRIBU meeting
• Thursday, 8:30-7:00 PM: Day 2, CAIRIBU meeting
• Friday, 8:30-1:00 PM: Day 3, CAIRIBU meeting

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Speakers will include investigators from current CAIRIBU U54 and P20 Centers and from CAIRIBU K12 Career Development Programs. Additional speakers during networking and interactions sessions are scheduled.

More meeting details and link to register for the 2024 CAIRIBU meeting HERE

CAIRIBU AWARDS

Congratulations to CAIRIBU Interactions Core Collaboration Award winners, Jim Hokanson, PhD and Kim Keil Stietz, PhD!

There was a record number of applications for the 2024 RFA for CAIRIBU Collaboration Awards. CAIRIBU Collaboration Awards specifically encourage inter- and trans-disciplinary collaborations, early-stage investigators, investigators new to urology, new collaborations, and field development. Applications this year ranged from those proposing urobiome and infection research, BPH/LUTS, overactive bladder, and incontinence. See list of prior award recipients HERE.

Details about the winning proposals in 2024 are below:

• Dr. Hokanson is an Assistant Professor in the joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed a CAIRIBU KURe K12 Scholarship at Duke University. His collaboration award is entitled, "Neuroanatomical basis for tibial neuromodulation."
• Dr. Stiez is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Biosciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She recently became the Biomed Core Co-Director of the CAIRIBU Urology O'Brien Center at the UW-Madison. Her collaboration award is entitled, "Genetic origin of incontinence linked to Shh signaling."

NIDDK EVENTS

This is a hybrid event; both in-person and virtual participation are available

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in biomedicine have enhanced biomarker development and drug discovery, improved diagnostics, and may lead to more personalized and effective health care. New AI approaches, such as generative AI and Large Language Models, hold potential to further revolutionize biomedicine. This workshop brings together biomedical researchers and AI experts to discuss challenges, gaps, and opportunities in leveraging AI and other data science advances for advances in personalized healthcare. MORE INFORMATION HERE

TRAINEES & ESIs

Every other month, 3rd WEDNESDAYS

2:00 PM Eastern (1 PM Central | 11 AM Pacific)

Schedule available HERE

Sept. 18 - Zoom link HERE

Lanie Briggs

Graduate student, University of Alabama at Huntsville (mentor, Tanya Sysoeva, PhD)

Nov. 20 - Zoom link HERE

Julia Tlapa

Graduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison (mentor, Kimberly Keil Stietz, PhD)

ARCTICS = Advancing the Research Capacity of Trainees and Investigators at early Career Stages

CAIRIBU-affiliated trainees and early-stage investigators met earlier this year and developed a fabulous list of ideas for ARCTICS seminars, all aimed at building skills, increasing knowledge, and boosting trainees' abilities to plan and develop independent careers in genitourinary research.

NEXT SEMINAR:

WED., SEPTEMBER 11

2:30-3:30 PM Eastern

(1:30 PM Central | 11:30 AM Pacific)

Link to join available HERE

Future ARCTICS seminar topics, through May 2025, will include:



• Developing grant application budgets
• Budgeting for laboratory and research needs
• Research administration tips for scientists (e.g., compliance with regulatory requirements, IACUC, IRB, etc.)

Additionally, watch in 2025 for a multi-part series that will de-mystify "data science" and "big data" and describe concepts related to coding for manipulating data, machine learning, generative artificial intelligence, and more.

K12 Career Development Positions

Launch your career from early-stage to independent urology investigator or clinician-scientist. Apply for a position at a CAIRIBU K12 Institutional Career Development Program. Currently, the Multidisciplinary Urologic Research Career Development Program at Duke University (PI, Cindy Amundsen, MD) and the Urologic Epidemiology Career Development Program at the University of California San Francisco (PI, Alison Huang, MD) are accepting applications for 2024 and 2025.

WHO IS CAIRIBU?

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Send a high-quality photo of your lab or research group to CAIRIBU Interactions Core at CAIRIBU@urology.wisc.edu

DATES AND DEADLINES

Location: UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037

Agenda, speaker information, and a registration link to follow

NOTABLE RECENT PUBLICATIONS (CAIRIBU-affiliated authors are highlighted)

A Prospective Observational Study of Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Multiple Sclerosis. Int Urogyneol J, 2024. Giulia Maria Rosa Ippolito, Rita R Palanjian, Yang Mao-Draayer, Aristides Capizzano, Paholo Barboglio-Romo, J Quentin Clemens, Priyanka Gupta, Rodney Dunn, Diana O'Dell, Stephanie Daignault-Newton, Monica Van Til, Anne P Cameron, John T Stoffel 

Association Between Kidney Stones and CKD: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2024. Le-Ting Zhou, Ahmed E Ali, Muthuvel Jayachandran, Zejfa Haskic, Peter C Harris, Andrew D Rule, Kevin Koo, Shannon K McDonnell, Nichola s B Larson, John C Lieske

Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN): An introduction to the Urinary Urgency Phenotyping Protocol LURN II. Neurourol Urodyn, 2024. Anne P Cameron, Claire C Yang, Catherine S Bradley, James W Griffith, Ziya Kirkali, J Quentin Clemens, Karl J Kreder, Kimberly S Kenton, Victor P Andreev, Cindy L Amundsen, J Eric Jelovsek, Brian T Helfand, H Henry Lai; LURN Study Group

The Evolving Role of Genetic Testing in Monogenic Kidney Stone Disease: Spotlight on Primary Hyperoxaluria. J Urol, 2024. Matthew C Breeggemann, Peter C Harris, John C Lieske, Gregory E Tasian, Kyle D Wood 

"There is a lot of shame that comes with this": A qualitative study of patient experiences of isolation, embarrassment, and stigma associated with overactive bladder. Neurourol Urodyn, 2024. Casey N Brodsky, Hannah M Sitto, Daniela Wittmann, Lauren P Wallner, Courtney Streur, Melissa DeJonckheere, John S Stoffel, Anne P Cameron, Aruna Sarma, James Q Clemens, Giulia M Ippolito

Advancing Genetic Testing in Kidney Diseases: Report From a National Kidney Foundation Working Group. Am J Kidney Dis, 2024. Nora Franceschini, David L Feldman, Jonathan S Berg, Whitney Besse, Alexander R Chang, Neera K Dahl, Rasheed Gbadegesin, Martin R Pollak, Hila Milo Rasouly, Richard J H Smith, Cheryl A Winkler, Ali Gharavi; NKF Genetic Testing Working Group

CAIRIBU YouTube Playlists serve as "channels" that correspond to your research interests

CAIRIBU Interactions Core staff recently categorized all CAIRIBU YouTube content by specific area within the lower urinary tract (nearly 100 videos!). Now you can quickly find recordings in which you are most interested (e.g., bladder, prostate, infection, etc.). Content related to trainees is also categorized. Look HERE

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SEE BELOW FOR JUST SOME OF THE CAIRIBU YOUTUBE CONTENT:

CAIRIBU Catalyst Conversations. Cutting-edge presentations by experts in their fields. Adam Kuchnia, PhD (UW-Madison Nutritional Sciences Department) recently discussed his research on assessing muscle quality, sarcopenia, and mitochondrial function.

CAIRIBU Urobiome Knowledge Exchanges. Recorded presentations and panels collectively garnering nearly 4,000 views!

2023 CAIRIBU Collaborative Science workshop series. Five recorded virtual workshops led by Whitney Sweeney, PhD, Team Scientist at the UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

CAIRIBU ARCTICS Community Forums. Presentations on a variety of topics of interest to trainees and early-stage investigators

CAIRIBU K12 Scholar Seminars. Presentations by current and former CAIRIBU K12 scholars. Thus far 15 recordings have logged nearly 1,200 views.