AIM High: Epigenetic modulation and immune stimulation in #BladderCancer - Elizabeth Koehne University of Washington and Sam S. Chang MD, MBA Vanderbilt Urology discuss her research and the potential of making bladder cancer more susceptible to IO by reversing epigenetic mechanisms > bit.ly/3V9Lcla

As we head into pride month, 🌈 I’m excited to share our paper in Nature Reviews Urology focused on considerations for cancer screening and survivorship among gay/bisexual men, including: issues of body image, sexual function of the anal receptive partner and more. rdcu.be/dH7oJ

Please participate in uro-equity survey at redcap.link/yzmarg72. This is a fine UCSF initiative! Lindsay Hampson Emily L. Davidson, MD UW Madison Urology Residency

Attempts at a UW Urology department photo #aua24 had me feeling like a 🤠 - busy urologists are nearly impossible to wrangle! Not pictured are several members of our department from the Society of Urologic Oncology division and Endourological Society division including incredible UWUrologyResidents and fellows!

My Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award led to many other wonderful opportunities, including the Amer. Urol. Assn.#ECIW! ⭐️

Thank you to my incredible mentors UW Urology for guiding me on the #surgeonscientist path 💜🙏

3 fantastic candidates for “beacon of hope” Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network wonderful to see my great colleague & collaborator Jonathan L Wright as a candidate!Link to vote (you can vote daily till deadline):

bcan.org/vote-for-the-2…

Sarah P. Psutka MD MS UW Urology Daniel Lin Claire de la Calle Yaw Nyame Betsy Koehne

Fabulous dinner last night to cap off #AUA2024 with our UW Urology Society of Urologic Oncology crew! 💜 very special to be part of this group of past ➡️ current ➡️ future fellows and faculty 🤗

Stellar presentation by Betsy Koehne UW Urology working with Dimitra Bakaloudi MD, MS Jonathan L Wright Petros Grivas
TURBT->cystectomy path correlates well in pts with pure subtype histology bladder Ca; pts with mixed subtypes/conventional + subtype component have variable concordance #AUA24

Congrats to Claire de la Calle on being named to the 2024 ESSP Cohort of Surgeon Scientists, a program designed to train surgeon scientists & retain them in #cancerresearch by supporting a program focused on cancer-related disease & basic/translational research. bit.ly/35D83yG

She’s the best!! 🤗💯😻

The only session at #AUA24 completely dedicated to highlighting the work of early-career investigators is a can't-miss event! Join us on Sunday, May 5th, and see Presenters like Allison May, MD showcase their work!

Learn more and add to your schedule: bit.ly/3Q6HOod

Yay Claire de la Calle !!! Amazing news for such an incredible surgeon-scientist and mentor! 🤩💕

National Cancer Institute is excited to announce & congratulate the 2024 cohort of awardees for the Early-Stage Surgeon Scientist Program (ESSP)! ESSP is designed to train surgeon scientists & retain them in cancer research: go.nih.gov/ckRsJh1 Martha Zeiger MD Lindsay Demblowski Oliver Bogler Nastaran Zahir, PhD

So proud of Kathryn Marchetti-Loebs for leading this multi-institutional work:
➡️ Significant ⬇️ in # uro cases for women by chief year
➡️ Lower # cases for women in gen uro and uro onc

We still have work to do ...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38336129/
Urology Gold Journal SWIU

KC….5 more years of greatness! 3x

Highly recommend Society of Urologic Oncology fellows interested in #bladdercancer to apply for this incredible opportunity! 🧡

John Quale Travel Fellowship applications are open for sr residents, fellows, jr faculty to attend Bcan think tank, most important bladder cancer meeting of the year. Spread the word!
bcan.org/bcan-research/…
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

We have an opening in our residency program at Wayne State University Department of Urology. Looking for someone who has completed a general surgery or urology internship at an ACGME accredited program and can start as a PGY2 in July. Please DM me or Aron Liaw for more details

Grateful for the innovation and dedication our Residents show each and every day! Big thanks to our past, current, and incoming residents for their support in fostering a culture of learning in our department💜💛 #ThankAResidentDay UWUrologyResidents UW Medicine