I’m thrilled to announce that the Neugent Lab will officially set sail on May 1st, 2026! I am joining the Department of Urology at the University of Rochester Medical Center @URMCUrology as a tenure-track assistant professor. My lab will investigate how we can manipulate the ecosystem of host/microbiome interfaces to impact urologic health. Our work will bridge the spectrum from benign, malignant, and infectious diseases. I'm honored to join the @URMCUrology team and can't wait to get to work. Stay tuned for updates on recruitment opportunities as we build our team of scientists! #Urology #Microbiome #CancerResearch #InfectiousDisease #WomensHealth #NewPI #URMC

Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Molony on receiving the Best Poster Award at the 2026 AUA Annual Meeting for his presentation, “Neutrophil Depletion Mitigates Post-Irradiation Bladder Inflammation and Tissue Remodeling Responses.” 👏 Read more: auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/… @AmerUrological

Trainee summer camp kicks off next month! The CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group is hosting a 3-part virtual summer camp featuring workshops on visual and written scientific communication, opportunities to practice presenting your research, and a career panel including representatives from government, academia, clinical research, and industry. The series is primarily for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers but open to ANY trainee at ANY training stage. WHEN: June 26, July 17, August 21 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm Eastern (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Central | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Pacific) Reserve your spot now: buff.ly/xv6zmKL

Absolute role models 💪😁! Every one is a shinning example of the Endo strong people that I look up to daily.

Great WUO luncheon today. Wonderful to see Women in Urologic Oncology continue to grow, with so much talent, energy, fun facts, and even a few impressive splits in the room. #WUO #Urology #WomenInMedicine #UrologicOncology #AUA26

Wyatt Cole (PYG-2) presents research on the incidence and predictors of opioid prescribing 1–2 years following ureteroscopy at #AUA26

Ben Winzer (MS3) presents research focused on improving how kidney stone burden is measured — helping guide more accurate treatment decisions and enhance patient care

Ryan Molony, Dr. Lee, and members of the Lee Lab sharing their research suggesting that neutrophil activity following bladder irradiation may amplify inflammation and tissue remodeling, potentially contributing to late radiation cystitis #AUA26

Amanda Rubano (PGY-1) at the history forum presenting her research on the emergence of labiaplasty in urology #AUA26

DAY 2 at #AUA26 is packed with powerhouse topics. Don’t miss out on these key presentations! Follow along on our IG for live updates🔬👏 #Urology

Congratulations to George Siodis (MS2) on winning 2nd place during the history poster session! 👏🏅#AUA26

Dr. Cole presenting @PECenucleate study on epididymo-orchitis as a complication of LEP with style! @urmed_urology

@RavirajRege presenting psa monitoring after #HoLEP @urmed_urology

The CAIRIBU Interactions Core is excited to spotlight preprints in urology-related research and help increase their visibility across our community. Featured preprint: "Genome-wide association meta-analyses over one million individuals identify 54 loci associated with urinary incontinence and its subtypes” Author: Giulia Ippolito, MD, MS Preprints may not yet be peer reviewed, but they are a powerful tool to rapidly share new discoveries and spark scientific discussion. Have a recent preprint? Comment below and let us help share your work with the CAIRIBU Community!

We started with a simple question: which tool and db should we use for resistome profiling in the EMBARK project? That question sent us down a rabbit hole. Different ARG annotation pipelines don't just give different numbers, they give you different resistome profiles. 1/3

Hands-on learning in action! 👏 @OsinskiReflex providing instruction on managing difficult urinary catheterization during today’s advanced cystoscopy training session for APPs #AUA26 @AmerUrological

How well do ARG detection pipelines agree when applied to the same data? Spoiler: not very well. In our new preprint, we ran 10 pipelines on 270M microbial unigenes from GMGCv1. The same data can support conflicting biological conclusions!🧵 biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…

Thank you to Dr. Robert Sweet from the University of Washington for an excellent Grand Rounds session today! His presentation highlighted the evolving role of technology-driven simulation, innovative devices, and emerging tools in medical and surgical education, offering valuable insights into how these advancements are shaping the future of patient care and training. We are grateful for you sharing your expertise and engaging in a thoughtful discussion with our team. #urology #urologist #fyp #surgeon #medicine @UWMedicine @DrJeanJoseph

Segmented filamentous bacteria are worldwide human gut commensals #microbiology #GutMicrobiome #bacteria @NatureComms doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-7…

Have You Read This? "Serum and urine metabolomic profiling in Miniature Schnauzer dogs with and without calcium oxalate urolithiasis" Read it: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4196… Read more like it: cairibu.urology.wisc.edu/hyr…

THIS WEEK Join the next CAIRIBU ARCTICS Community Forum to gain advice on transitioning from grad school to a postdoc - from choosing a lab, to setting expectations, and more. Hear from early- and mid-career investigators Teresa Liu, PhD (St. John Fisher University), Acacia White, PhD (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Sonia Fargue, MD, PhD (University of Alabama at Birmingham), and Michael Neugent, PhD (University of Rochester Medical Center). When: May 13th at 1 pm ET (12 pm CT | 10 am PT) Where: Virtual More information: buff.ly/QIxQ7Z4 @drteresaliu @FisherNews @wiscurology @UABUrology @MikeNeug @URMCUrology