

AUA/Society for Basic Urologic Research (AUA/SBUR)
Friday, May 15, 2026 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM · 7 hr. 30 min. (America/New_York)
202B
Specialty Society
Basic Science Research
Information
Symposium Goal:
This educational symposium will highlight foundational and translational urologic research, focusing on the mechanisms that drive disease understanding and therapeutic innovation. Through expert-led presentations and moderated panel discussions, participants will examine how basic scientific discoveries are advanced along the translational pathway toward clinical relevance and improved patient outcomes in urology.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the participants will be able to:
1. Evaluate and integrate emerging and recently developed therapies based on current research advances into the clinical management of common non-malignant urologic diseases in areas where significant knowledge gaps persist.
2. Identify and analyze gaps in optimal clinical care for urologic conditions associated with bladder contractility dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and comorbidity-related genitourinary disorders, and apply this analysis to inform innovation and future research efforts.
3. Synthesize and apply current and emerging research findings across basic, translational, and clinical domains to inform clinical practice, advance innovation, and support improvements in care delivery.
This educational symposium will highlight foundational and translational urologic research, focusing on the mechanisms that drive disease understanding and therapeutic innovation. Through expert-led presentations and moderated panel discussions, participants will examine how basic scientific discoveries are advanced along the translational pathway toward clinical relevance and improved patient outcomes in urology.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the participants will be able to:
1. Evaluate and integrate emerging and recently developed therapies based on current research advances into the clinical management of common non-malignant urologic diseases in areas where significant knowledge gaps persist.
2. Identify and analyze gaps in optimal clinical care for urologic conditions associated with bladder contractility dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and comorbidity-related genitourinary disorders, and apply this analysis to inform innovation and future research efforts.
3. Synthesize and apply current and emerging research findings across basic, translational, and clinical domains to inform clinical practice, advance innovation, and support improvements in care delivery.
Of Interest To
FellowsResidentsResearchersYoung Urologists
Sessions
AUA/SBUR Joint Research Symposium: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Friday, May 15, 2026 7:31 AM to 7:40 AM
202B
Henry Lai · University of Iowa
Kristina Penniston · UW School of Med and Public Health
Jindan Yu · Emory University
Session 1: Comorbidity-Induced Genitourinary Problems
Friday, May 15, 2026 7:40 AM to 9:50 AM
202B
Spinal Cord Injury and Bladder Dysfunction
Friday, May 15, 2026 7:41 AM to 7:54 AM
202B
Jonathan Beckel
Diabetes and Bladder Dysfunction: Role of Sex Hormones
Friday, May 15, 2026 7:54 AM to 8:08 AM
202B
Michael Odom · Duke University School of Medicine
Aging and Alzheimer’s-Induced Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Friday, May 15, 2026 8:08 AM to 8:22 AM
202B
Ajinkya Limkar · University of Wisconsin - Madison
Circadian Dysregulation-Induced Nocturia and Bladder Dysfunction
Friday, May 15, 2026 8:22 AM to 8:36 AM
202B
Amy Dobberfuhl · Stanford University
Post-Radiation Cystitis
Friday, May 15, 2026 8:36 AM to 8:50 AM
202B
Bernadette Zwaans · Corewell Health
Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction
Friday, May 15, 2026 8:50 AM to 9:04 AM
202B
Aruna Sarma · University of Michigan
Session 1: Lab Meets Practice - Clinician-Scientist Panel Discussion
Friday, May 15, 2026 9:04 AM to 9:34 AM
202B
Anne Pelletier Cameron · University of Michigan
Kristina Penniston · UW School of Med and Public Health
Byron Lee · UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michael Chancellor · Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Rose Khavari · Houston Methodist Hospital
Session 1: Break
Friday, May 15, 2026 9:34 AM to 9:50 AM
202B
Session 2: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Friday, May 15, 2026 9:50 AM to 11:30 AM
202B
Mechanisms of Physical Therapy Based on the Local Microenvironment of Chronic Prostatitis
Friday, May 15, 2026 9:51 AM to 10:04 AM
202B
Zhiping Wang · Institute of Urology ,Lanzhou University 2nd Hospital
Stromal Drivers of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Friday, May 15, 2026 10:04 AM to 10:18 AM
202B
Jonathan Pollack
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Friday, May 15, 2026 10:18 AM to 10:32 AM
202B
Laura Pascal · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Estrogen Regulation and Racial Disparity in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Friday, May 15, 2026 10:32 AM to 10:46 AM
202B
Teresa Liu · University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spatial Transcriptomics of the Prostate and Implications for BPH Research
Friday, May 15, 2026 10:46 AM to 11:00 AM
202B
Douglas Strand · UT Southwestern Medical Center
Session 2: Lab Meets Practice - Clinician-Scientist Discourse Panel Discussion
Friday, May 15, 2026 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
202B
Naeem Bhojani · University of Montreal
Nicole Miller · Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr
James Brooks · Stanford University
Scott Quarrier · University of Rochester
Brendan Browne · Emory Univserity
Session 2: Break
Friday, May 15, 2026 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
202B
AUA/SBUR Joint Research Symposium: Reconvene
Friday, May 15, 2026 1:00 PM to 1:05 PM
202B
Kristina Penniston · UW School of Med and Public Health
Jindan Yu · Emory University
Session 3: Urothelial Pathophysiology in Functional Bladder Disorders
Friday, May 15, 2026 1:05 PM to 3:00 PM
202B
Overview of the Urothelium and Its Involvement in Bladder Dysfunction
Friday, May 15, 2026 1:06 PM to 1:19 PM
202B
Lori Birder · Univ Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bladder Dysfunction and Environmental Toxins
Friday, May 15, 2026 1:19 PM to 1:33 PM
202B
Kimberly Keil Stietz · University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bladder Repair Mechanisms
Friday, May 15, 2026 1:33 PM to 1:47 PM
202B
Cathy Mendelsohn · Columbia University
Investigations of Local Angiotensin Signaling in Bladder Physiology
Friday, May 15, 2026 1:47 PM to 2:01 PM
202B
Aaron Mickle · Medical College of Wisconsin
The Role of Urothelial Inflammasomes in Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction
Friday, May 15, 2026 2:01 PM to 2:15 PM
202B
J. Purves · Duke University Medical School
Aging and Urethra Dysfunction
Friday, May 15, 2026 2:15 PM to 2:29 PM
202B
Zhina Sadeghi · University of California Irvine
Session 3: Lab Meets Practice - Clinician-Scientist Discourse Panel Discussion
Friday, May 15, 2026 2:29 PM to 2:55 PM
202B
A. Ackerman · UCLA
Quentin Clemens · University of Michigan
Giulia Ippolito · University of Michigan
Chad Ritenour · Emory University
Anne Suskind · University of California, San Francisco
AUA/SBUR Joint Research Forum: Closing Remarks
Friday, May 15, 2026 2:55 PM to 3:00 PM
202B
Kristina Penniston · UW School of Med and Public Health
Jindan Yu · Emory University




