Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2021 Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (CAIRIBU) meeting. The meeting will be held virtually on December 2-3, 2021. The abstract deadline is October …
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Hannah Ruetten, DVM/PhD student and F30 fellow in Dr. Chad Vezina’s lab successfully completes PhD
Hannah Ruetten, F30 Fellow in Dr. Chad Vezina’s lab at the UW O’Brien Center, has successfully defended her PhD dissertation “Challenging Dogma: A Story of Prostates and Urinary Function”! She will continue working in Dr. …
UW O’Brien Center investigators identify and validate the in situ localization of three smooth muscle subtypes and two novel fibroblast subtypes in human prostate using single cell RNA-sequencing
UW O’Brien Center researchers Dr. Douglas Strand, Dr. Chad Vezina, Dr. Diya Binoy Joseph, and colleagues have identified and validated the in situ localization of three smooth muscle subtypes (prostate smooth muscle, pericytes, and vascular …
UW O’Brien Center examines the contributions of sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes on urinary voiding dysfunction
In a new publication in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, UW O’Brien Center Associate Director Dr. Chad Vezina, UW O’Brien Center PI Dr. Dale Bjorling, and colleagues demonstrate that intermittent hypoxia exposure and type …
Male LUTD may initiate in the fetal environment – decades earlier than previously believed!
Research from investigators at the UW-Madison O’Brien Center describes a new mechanism of benign prostate disease, initiated by fetal chemical exposure, which durably increases prostatic noradrenergic axon density and causes smooth muscle hyperactivity and urinary …
Dr. Stephen Nakada reappointed as The David Theodore Uehling Professor of Urology
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Nakada, Chairman, Department of Urology; The David T. Uehling Chair in Urology; Professor, at UW-Madison for his reappointment as The David Theodores Uehling Professor of Urology!
Dr. Stephen Nakada awarded honorary membership of Endourological Society
Dr. Stephen Nakada, Chairman, Department of Urology; The David T. Uehling Chair in Urology; Professor, at UW-Madison has been made an honorary member of the Endourological Society for his career-long commitment to the Society. Congratulations, …
Congratulations to U54 Pilot awardees Drs. Shane Wells (UW-Madison), Scott Bauer (UCSF), and Len MacGillvray (U.Iowa)
Congratulations to UW-Madison O’Brien Center pilot awardees, Dr. Shane Wells (UW-Madison), Scott Bauer (UCSF), and Len MacGillivray (University of Iowa). We look forward to collaborating with you on these projects!
Anne Turco, PhD, Dr. Chad Vezina’s lab, completes PhD and accepts Study Director position in Madison, WI
Congratulations to Anne Turco, PhD, of Dr. Chad Vezina’s laboratory for successfully defending her PhD thesis titled “The Big Squeeze: Investigating Novel Mechanisms of Prostate Smooth Muscle Function in Male Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction” and accepting …
Emily Ricke, MS, Senior Researcher in Dr. William Ricke’s Lab, promoted to Distinguished Researcher
Congratulations to Emily Ricke, MS, Senior Researcher in Dr. Will Ricke’s laboratory, for her promotion to Distinguished Researcher! Her dedication is unparalleled, and we are so lucky to have her on our team! Great job, …