Early-Career Investigators Showcase
Friday, May 15, 2026 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM · 2 hr. (America/New_York)
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Forum
Basic Science Research
Information
The Early-Career Investigators Showcase (ECIS) features encore presentations of emerging, notable, independent research efforts by talented early-career investigators advancing the urology specialty nationally and internationally. This Showcase is intended to spotlight clinician-investigators and research-scientists with exceptional scholarly contributions to date and strong potential for high-impact future research discoveries across the complete spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical urologic research.
Of Interest To
FellowsResidentsResearchersYoung Urologists
Sessions
Poster Viewing Session
Friday, May 15, 2026 3:31 PM to 3:50 PM
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Rocio Roldan-Testillano · McGill University
Yuji Hakozaki
Muhannad Alsyouf · Loma Linda University
Daniele Amparore · University of Turin, Italy
Javier Ardavin · Hospital La fe
Welcome and Introduction of Judges and Reviewers
Friday, May 15, 2026 3:50 PM to 3:53 PM
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Naveen Kachroo · Henry Ford Hospital
Petra Popovics
Redefining Sperm Search and Morphology with Artificial Intelligence driven Imaging Cytometry
Friday, May 15, 2026 3:53 PM to 4:01 PM
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Blair Stocks · Baylor College of Medicine
Barriers, Decision-Making, and Utilization of Minimally Invasive Therapies for Overactive Bladder: Bridging Patient, Provider, and Policy Perspectives
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:01 PM to 4:09 PM
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Giulia Ippolito · University of Michigan
Development of Nanoparticle-Based Magnetic Hyperthermia for Prostate Cancer
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:09 PM to 4:17 PM
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Takashi Nagai · Nagoya City University Hospital
Improving Quality of Care, and Patient-Centered Management of Urinary Incontinence
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:17 PM to 4:25 PM
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Colby Souders · University of Kansas Medical Center
Improving the Diagnostic Utility of a Bladder Mucosal Biopsies in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:25 PM to 4:33 PM
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Hannah Ruetten
Prostate MRI Utilization and Risk Calculators to Improve the Quality of Prostate Cancer Detection
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:33 PM to 4:41 PM
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Hiten Patel · Northwestern University
Retinoic Acid Signaling and Immune Microenvironment Signatures Drive Response to Enfortumab Vedotin
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:41 PM to 4:49 PM
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Carissa Chu · UCSF
Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Augmented Reality for Precision Robotic Prostatectomy
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:49 PM to 4:57 PM
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Daniele Amparore · University of Turin, Italy
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prospective Remote Pilot Study for Assessment of Environmental Exposures and Male Fertility
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:57 PM to 5:05 PM
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Tristan Nicholson · University of Washington
Reduction of Serum Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and Improvement in Endothelial Function by a Nitric Oxide Generating Nutraceutical
Friday, May 15, 2026 5:05 PM to 5:13 PM
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Sriram Eleswarapu · University of California, Los Angeles
Advancing Precision Therapy: A 3D Metastasis-on-Chip Platform for Therapeutic Target Discovery in Prostate Cancer
Friday, May 15, 2026 5:13 PM to 5:21 PM
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Maximilian Haack
Comments from the Early-Career Investigators Showcase Moderators
Friday, May 15, 2026 5:21 PM to 5:25 PM
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Naveen Kachroo · Henry Ford Hospital
Petra Popovics
Winners Announced, Presentation of Awards
Friday, May 15, 2026 5:25 PM to 5:30 PM
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Naveen Kachroo · Henry Ford Hospital
Petra Popovics
