Faculty
John Wiener, MD, was elected as a member of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons this month. He was recently named the Section Editor for Adolescent Urology for the Journal of Pediatric Urology. He received funding from Urovant for "A Phase 2/3 Open-Label, Baseline-Controlled, Multicenter, Long-Term Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Vibegron in Pediatric Subjects 2 Years to <18 Years of Age with Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity on Clean Intermittent Catherization."
Fellows
Kamal Golla, MD was awarded the SESAUA Travel Scholarship to participate in the American Urological Association Advocacy Summit in Washington DC February 27th - March 3rd, 2023.
Michael Odom, PhD, a post-doc fellow in the Dr. Purves' and Hughes' lab, won Best Poster at the CARIBU (Collaboration for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology) and first place for oral abstract presentation at the Society for Pelvic Research meeting for "Destrusor contractility via FP receptor activation is increased in diabetic mice with bladder underactivity."
Medical Students
Anissa Cervantes, working in Dr. Purves' and Hughes' lab, won second place for oral abstract presentation at the Society for Pelvic Research meeting for "Specialized pro-resolving mediator Resolvin E1 improves diabetic bladder dysfunction in Akita mice."