New research from the Ricke lab and collaborators shows JC virus to be variably associated with LUTS, and metabolic markers show oxidative stress and inflammation. Bacterial microbiomes seem less important. See the full text here: …
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UW-Madison and UTSW O’Brien Center Trainees Nominated for Leadership Roles within CAIRIBU
Dr. Debra Garvey, UW-Madison Post-doctoral Researcher in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, and Alexis Adrian, UW-Madison Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology graduate student in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, have been appointed as O’Brien Center Representatives to the …
Dr. Petra Popovics, PhD joins the UW Department of Urology as an Assistant Scientist
We are proud to welcome Dr. Petra Popovics, PhD, to the UW-Madison Department of Urology! Dr. Popovics recently completed a K12 award focused on the role of Osteopontin in lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) under …
New review from Drs. Douglas Strand and Chad Vezina highlights changing perspectives on the identity of the prostate progenitor
A recent review publication from Dr. Douglas Strand (UTSW) and Dr. Chad Vezina (UW-Madison) describes how recent cellular and anatomical studies are changing our viewpoint on the identity of the prostate progenitor. See the full …
O’Brien Center well represented at the 3rd Annual Washington University SOM CRepHS Symposium
The UW/UTSW/U.Mass-Boston O’Brien Center was well represented at last week’s Washington University School of Medicine CRepHS Symposium. O’Brien Center Associate Director Dr. Chad Vezina (UW-Madison) presented “A Surprisingly Early Start for An Aging-Related Disease“. Project …
Dr. Kim Keil Stietz and colleagues describe how developmental exposure to PCBs has effects on the bladder
Exciting new research from Dr. Kim Keil Stietz and colleagues at the UW/UTSW/U.Mass-Boston O’Brien Center and Lein Lab at UC Davis describes how developmental exposure to PCBs has effects on the bladder. See full text …
Recent O’Brien Center publication image featured on the American Journal of Pathology
An image from a recent O’Brien Center publication (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33039351/) has been featured on the cover of this month’s issue of the American Journal of Pathology!
Dr. Petra Popovics, at UW-Madison O’Brien Center, has been awarded a K01 Research Scientist Development Award!
A huge congratulations to Dr. Petra Popovics, co-mentored by Drs. Will Ricke and Chad Vezina at UW-Madison O’Brien Center, for being awarded a K01 Research Scientist Development Award to study “Osteopontin: A Novel Mediator of Prostatic …
Congratulations to SBUR Travel Award winners Anne Turco (Vezina Lab) and Diya Binoy Joseph (Strand Lab)
Congratulations to Diya Binoy Joseph and Anne Turco for being awarded #SBUR20 Virtual Travel Awards!
Former SPUUR students Lucille Anzia and Cody Johnson publish their SPUUR project in Abdominal Radiology
Lucille Anzia and Cody Johnson’s SPUUR project ‘Comprehensive Non-invasive Analysis of Lower Urinary Tract Anatomy Using MRI’ has been published in Abdominal Radiology. Congratulations Lucille & Cody! Read the publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33040167/