Presenting my work to experts in the field and receiving valuable feedback has reinforced my commitment to advancing cancer research and has empowered me to pursue my career goals with greater assurance." 4/4

...providing insights into therapeutic strategies for castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The Travel Award has not only provided me with the opportunity to share my findings at a prestigious platform but has also greatly boosted my confidence in my research. 3/4

This research highlights the molecular mechanisms by which methylation at lysine 270 affects FOXA1’s chromatin binding, alters androgen receptor signaling, and represses E2F-driven tumor growth,... 2/4

Meet our next 2024 SBUR Travel Awardee: Songqi Zhang from the University of Massachusetts Boston!
"My poster, “Lysine methylation of FOXA1 alters its chromatin binding and represses E2F signaling,” examines the impact of FOXA1 methylation on prostate cancer progression. 1/4

STARTING NOW—Join us for the #SBUR Summer Trainee Webinar! Open to all SBUR members, this new platform highlights trainee research.

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This travel award provided me an opportunity to share my data with the community and connect many experts in the field, and it served as a step stone to build up my academic career in prostate cancer research." 3/3

We have developed a technology to encapsulate Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex efficiently into extracellular vesicles for delivery, potentially providing a novel strategy for treatment of castration resistant prostate cancer. 2/3

Congratulations to Chenming Ye, from the University of Georgia, who received an SBUR 2024 Travel Award and was selected for podium presentation!
"My study has demonstrated biological vectors to deliver CRISPR machinery for targeting androgen receptor in prostate cancer cells. 1/3

THIS WEEK—Don't miss the #SBUR Summer Trainee Webinar! Open to all SBUR members, this new platform highlights trainee research.

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DUE TODAY—The #SBUR2025 Call for Abstracts is closing soon! All abstracts submitted will be considered for selection as an in-person poster presentation at the SBUR Annual Meeting in Orlando from November 13 - 16, 2025.

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Supporting my ability to attend this conference gave me the opportunity to share my work and establish connections with other researchers in the field." 2/2

🎉Meet our next 2024 SBUR Travel Award Winner, Heiko Yang, MD, PhD from UCSF!
"We created a low-cost normothermic ex vivo kidney perfusion device to study intact kidneys outside the body. We hope to use this platform as a new tool for urologic discovery. 1/2

...identification of markers of treatment response, and understand treatment resistance mechanisms.

Attending this conference was instrumental in my development as a surgeon scientist from networking to learning of the exciting developments in basic urologic research." 2/2

Huge congratulations to the 2024 Eula and Donald S. Coffey Innovation Award winner, Daniel Triner, MD, PhD, from the University of Michigan!
"Our research is focused on developing a patient derived organoid platform for rapid drug testing,... 1/2

DUE TODAY—Submit your nominations for the 2025 Mentorship Award before it's too late! This award was established in honor of Dr. Leland W.K. Chung who devoted his entire career to urologic cancer research.

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DUE THIS WEEK—Submit your nominations for the 2025 Mentorship Award before it's too late! This award was established in honor of Dr. Leland W.K. Chung who devoted his entire career to urologic cancer research. Check your email to learn more: buff.ly/m2g4wNM

...critical for building a strong research profile and exploring diverse career pathways." 4/4

to translate scientific discoveries into impactful contributions to urological disease research. Presenting my work and receiving expert feedback has refined my research focus and strengthened skills... 3/4

We identified a transitional cell cluster in inflamed prostates with a dual basal-luminal identity, driving prostate growth and offering new insights into inflammation-induced tissue remodeling in aging men.
The SBUR trainee travel award has served as a supporting fund... 2/4

🚨 Please join us in congratulating Nikhila Suresh, PhD from Purdue University — our next featured 2024 SBUR Travel Award Winner! 👏
"My research explores how inflammation influences epithelial differentiation in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). 1/4

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Hassaan Bukhari, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Department, Cleveland Clinic. Title: Validation of Wireless Ambulatory Urodynamics in Neurogenic Bladder Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Speakers will include:
Shamara Lawrence, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate, Weill Cornell Medicine. Title: IFNγ/JAK1/STAT1 Signaling Drives a Basal Transcriptional State in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

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...development of the project and inspired new collaborative research." 4/4

It was critically important for me to receive feedback to this novel approach to prostate cancer therapy from SBUR community scientists. The recognition of my work by the SBUR Committee, along with the opportunity to discuss my findings at the meeting, encouraged further... 3/4

...conjugate (ADC) therapies for advanced prostate cancer at the SBUR Annual Meeting. The therapeutic strategies I proposed leverage the synergistic interactions between ADC targets and payloads, maximizing tumor response to ADC combinations. 2/4

🎉 Meet our next 2024 SBUR Travel Awardee: Dr. Galina Semenova, MD, PhD, from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center! She was also selected for a podium presentation—congrats, Dr. Semenova!
"I was honored to present my recent work on the development of combinatorial antibody-drug... 1/4