AGENDA

Day 1 | FEBRUARY 24th, 2025

7:00A

Breakfast/Check-in

7:30A

Welcome & Wake Up Fluids

Linda Brubaker, MD, MS

Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences • University of California, San Diego

7:45A

UROBIOME Research ─ Picking up Speed

Alan Wolfe, PhD

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology • Loyola University Chicago

8:00A

How ecology and evolutionary biology inform urobiome research – an update from the European UTIr consortium

Marjon de Vos, MSc. PhD | VIRTUAL

Assistant Professor of Science and Engineering • University of Groningen - Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences

8:45A

Insights into the Urobiome from Clinical Trials of Intravesical Therapeutics

Suzanne Groah, MD, MSPH

Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of Rehabilitation and Recovery • Georgetown University

9:15A

The Mouse Urobiome

Catherine Forster, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics • University of Pittsburgh

 9:30A

QA – Discussion

9:45A

BREAK

10:15A

Science at the Coal Face: Incorporating Urobiome Science in Clinical Care

Rajvinder Khasriya, MBBS, PhD, MRCOG | VIRTUAL

Consultant Urogynecologist • Whittington Health

Senior Clinical Lecturer Eastman Dental Institute, Department of Microbial Diseases • University College London

Principal Clinical Investigator • Bladder Infection & Immunity Group (BIIG)

10:45A

The NIDDK PLUS RISE Study ─ Urobiome Findings

Linda Brubaker, MD, MS

Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences • University of California, San Diego

11:15A

QA – Discussion

11:30P

Lunch Break & Roundtables

Enhanced Culture Methods

Alan Wolfe, PhD

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology • Loyola University Chicago

Study Design

Mimi Lukacz, MD, MAS

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Division Director Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Academic Affairs • University of California, San Diego

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

Lisa Karstens, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology • Oregon Health & Science University

1:00P

Pathogen evolution in the neurogenic bladder

Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD

Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, and Urology, Director of Graduate Studies, Microbe-Host Interactions Program • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

1:30P

Healthy Human Bladder Microbiome Transplantation Reverses Kidney Stone Formation

Fengping Liu, PhD

Professor of Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology • Jiangan University/Central Hospital

2:00P

Interconnection of the Gut Microbiome and Urinary System

Jeremy Burton, BSc,MSc, PhD, d.BA

Chair in Human Microbiome and Probiotics & Associate Professor of Urology, Departments of Surgery/ Microbiology & Immunology • University of Western Ontario

Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute

Director, Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotics

2:30A

QA – Discussion

2:45P

BREAK

3:00P

Insights on the Urobiome: Handling Low Biomass Samples

Lisa Karstens, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology • Oregon Health & Science University

3:30P

Updating Consensus Manuscript

Mimi Lukacz, MD, MAS

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Division Director Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Academic Affairs • University of California, San Diego

Naz Siddiqui, MD, MHSc

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology • Duke University

4:15A

QA – Discussion

4:45P

Closing Remarks and adjourn for Cocktail and Network Hour