The DUUD Laboratory, under the guidance of Todd Purves, MD, PhD, and Monty Hughes, PhD, had another strong showing at the annual meeting in Savannah in December.
- Armand Allkanjari (Resident) – Top 10 best abstract. “Male Akita Mice Develop Bladder Underactivity Independent of NLRP3 as a Result of a Decrease in Neurotransmitter Release from Efferent Neurons”
- Michael Odom (Post-doctoral fellow) – Top 10 best abstract. “Testosterone Contributes More to the Development of Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetic Male Mice Than Hyperglycemia”
- Shelby Harper (former Duke Medical Student. Currently a resident at Cleveland Clinic) – Top 10 best abstract. “Strict glucose control and elimination of NLRP3-induced inflammation prevents diabetic bladder dysfunction in the female Akita mouse model”
- Anissa Cervantes (Duke Medical Student) - 3rd place. Best presentation award andTravel Award. “Resolvin E1, a specialized pro-resolving mediator, has a transient beneficial effect on diabetes-associated bladder inflammation in a mouse model”