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2022 - 2024 Research Scholars

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Kait Al, PhD

Project Title: "The Role of Toxic Xenobiotics and the Gut Microbiota in Kindey Stone Formation"
Institution: The University of Western Ontario
Mentor: Jeremy Burton, PhD
Sponsor: AUA Northeastern Section

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Firoj Alom, PhD

Project Title: “Development of an Optogenetic-Based Strategy for Controlling the External Urethral Sphincter”
Institution: University of Florida
Mentor: Aaron Mickle, PhD
Sponsor: Indian American Urological Association Sakti Das, MD, Award

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Nathalia Amado, PhD

Project Title: “Mechanism of Interaction of FLNA and MYOCD on Smooth Muscle Development and Association with Prune Belly Syndrome”
Institution: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mentor: Linda Baker, MD
Sponsor: Societies for Pediatric Urology Sushil Lacy, MD, Award

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Asmaa El-Kenawi, PhD

Project Title: “Identifying Immune Tumor Cell Metabolic Dependencies in Prostate Cancer”
Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Mentor: Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD
Sponsor: AUA Southeastern Section

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Joshua Halpern, MD

Project Title: “The Role of Low Testosterone in Perioperative Surgical Outcomes”
Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Mentor: Robert Brannigan, MD
Sponsor: AUA North Central Section

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Juan Javier-DesLoges, MD

Project Title: “A Pilot Study to Improve Germline Testing in At-Risk Patients with Prostate Cancer”
Institution: University of California San Diego Health System
Mentor: Rana McKay, MD
Sponsor: Bristol Myers Squibb

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Weiping Li, PhD

Project Title: “Harnessing Ferroptosis in Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer”
Institution: Columbia University
Mentor: Michael Shen, PhD
Sponsor: Chesapeake Urology Associates Sanford J. Siegel, MD, Prostate Cancer Research Scholar Award

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Nnenaya Mmonu, MD

Project Title: “Development of Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery”
Institution: New York University School of Medicine
Mentor: Danil Makarov, MD
Sponsor: Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction Hari Badlani Award

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Robert Potter, PhD

Project Title: “Genomic Diversity Driving the Commensal-Pathogen Axis in the Urogenital Tract”
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine
Mentor: David Hunstad, MD
Sponsor: Endourological Society

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Nirmish Singla, MD

Project Title: “Tumor Evolution of Brain-Specific Tropism in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma”
Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD
Sponsor: Indian American Urological Association Anupam Ted Kedia Award

Dates to Remember

December 31, 2024
CMS deadline to apply for the 2024 Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) and Promoting Interoperability (PI) hardship exemptions.

January 2025
CMS 2024 MIPS pre-submission audits are conducted.

February 26, 2025
Last day to upload the Health Insurance Claim Form (CMS 1500 Form) and sign the Data Release Consent Forms (DRCF) via the AQUA Registry dashboard.

March 14, 2025
The AQUA Registry’s internal 2024 MIPS submission deadline.

March 31, 2025
CMS’ official 2024 MIPS submission deadline.