Annual Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Symposium

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Trainee Podium Presentations

Moderator – Lenaine Westney, MD

• Ananya Pinnamaneni (Duke): Estrogen-dependent mechanisms increase urothelial c-fiber populations and contribute to the pathogenesis of overactive bladder in female type 1 diabetic Akita mice
• Bin Ni, MD, PhD (Duke): Assessing incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of BK virus-related complications following kidney transplantation
• Mina Ghatas, MSc (VCU): A preliminary study utilizing Bladder NIRS as a non-invasive approach to detect detrusor overactivity in patients with OAB

Featured Speaker 

Susannah Rose, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Meaningful Ethical Considerations in Healthcare AI

Moderator: Ashley Johnston, MD

Panel Discussion

Artificial Intelligence — Where Are We Now? Practical Considerations for Al in Urogynecology and Urology

Moderators – Farshad Samadifam, MS and Aaron Stewart, MD

• Jim Hokanson, PhD, Marquette University
• Giulia Ippolito, MD, University of Michigan
• David Sheyn, MD, Case Western Reserve

Panel Discussion

Advancing the Precision of Neuromodulation in Urology

Moderators: Daniel Marshall, BS and Nuhame Mulugeta, MPH

• Adam Klausner, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • The brain-bladder connection: Improving OAB diagnostics and optimizing sacral neuromodulation with Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
• Aaron Mickle, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Advances in optogenetic neuromodulation of bladder function
• Andrew Shoffstall, PhD, Case Western Reserve
  • Keep It Simple: Sacral "KISS" Neuromodulation with an Injectable Electrode

Trainee Podium Presentations

Moderator: Maryellen Kelly, DNP, CPNP

• Natasha Wilkins, PhD (Duke): Sacral nerve stimulation for the restoration of bowel function after spinal cord injury
• Aaron Stewart, MD (Duke): Enhancing urology referral intake through artificial intelligence-assisted pre-charting: A pilot study
• Gabriella Robilotto, BS (Medical College of Wisconsin): Optical inhibition of OPN3 with transdermal light reduces nociceptive behaviors in mice with acute cystitis

INVITED SPEAKERS AND PANEL DISCUSSION Moderators: Austin Livingston, MD, Duke University and Alexandria Spellman, MD, Duke University

8:30 am        Sunder Sims-Lucas, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh

                     Relating maternal health and nutrition preconception and during pregnancy to fetal renal development

8:45 am        Lori O’Brien, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

                     Susceptibility to renal disease: from genetics to external factors during fetal development

9:00 am        Alison Sanders, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh 

                     Environmental chemicals and kidney function in pregnant women and children

9:15 am        Christina Ching, MD Associate Professor, Urology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital 

                    Novel biomarkers of urinary tract obstruction

TRAINEE PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS Moderator: Mary Barbe, PhD, Temple University 

10:55 am      Top Basic Science Abstract: Michael Odom, PhD, Duke University

                     Underactive bladders from type 1 diabetic Akita female mice exhibit an increase in contractility via FP receptor activation as a result of NLRP3-mediated inflammation

11:10 am      KURe Scholar: Em Abbott, PhD, Duke University

                     Acute and sub-acute effects of CN-105 on bladder function following spinal cord transection in urethane-anesthetized rats

11:25 am      Top Clinical Science Abstract: Robert Medairos, MD, Duke University

                     The impact of single use cystoscopes on clinical time workflow in an outpatient setting

INVITED SPEAKERS AND PANEL DISCUSSION Moderators:   Claudia Covarrubias Rosas, MD, McGill University and Gabrielle Grob, BA, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

1:55 pm        Brandon Lane, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine

                     Leveraging multiomics tools to understand mechanisms of CKD

2:10 pm        Christopher Cooper, MD Professor of Urology, The University of Iowa

                     Improved predictive factors of clinical outcomes in children with vesicoureteral reflux 

2:25 pm        Jonathan Routh, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, Duke University 

                     Current controversies and challenges in pediatric vesicoureteral reflux

2:40 pm        Maryellen Kelly, DNP, CPNP, MHSc Assistant Professor, Division of Healthcare of Women and Children, Duke School of Nursing

                     Kids, don’t drink the pee!

TRAINEE PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS  Moderator: Maryrose Sullivan, PhD VA Boston Healthcare System

3:20 pm        Top Basic Science Abstract: Byron Hayes, PhD, Duke University

                     Nerve growth factor drives sensory nerve sprouting and persistent pain after recurrent bladder infection

3:35 pm        KURe Scholar: Cassandra Kisby, MD, Duke University

                     Exosome-induced tissue healing in a porcine model of bladder mesh exposure

3:50 pm        Top Translational Science Abstract: Nicole Diaz, BS Duke University

                     Aging and the female urinary microbiome: associations between Lactobacilli, menopause, and vaginal estrogen use