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2023 – 2024 Research Scholar Award Recipients

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Yufen Zhang, MD, PhD

Project Title: “The spinal mechanism of pelvic pain sensitization and voiding dysfunction”
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Vijay Samineni, PhD
Sponsor: AUA South Central Section

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Joshua Linscott, MD, PhD

Project Title: “Utilizing Cell Free DNA to Detect Minimal Residual Disease and Monitor Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer”
Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc
Mentor: Roger Li, MD
Sponsor: AUA Southeastern Section

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Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, MD

Project Title: “Assessment of resource utilization following treatment of localized prostate cancer using a novel data source”
Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mentor: Daniel Barocas, MD
Sponsor: AUA Southeastern Section

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Unwanaobong Nseyo, MD

Project Title: “Characterizing provider-driven disparities in advanced therapies for overactive bladder among racial/ethnic minority women”
Institution: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Mentor: Larissa Rodriguez, MD
Sponsor: AUA New York Section E. Darracott Vaughan, Jr., MD Award

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Heiko Yang, MD, PhD

Project Title: “The role of macrophages in Randall's plaque formation”
Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Mentor: Marshall Stoller, MD
Sponsor: Endourological Society Joseph Segura, MD Scholarship in Endourology and Stone Management

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Wilson Sui, MD

Project Title: “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics for Ureteroscopy in Moderate to High Infectious Risk Population”
Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Mentor: Thomas Chi, MD
Sponsor: Endourological Society Raju Thomas, MD Award

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Meera Chappidi, MD

Project Title: “Development and validation of a novel prognostic biomarker model to improve risk stratification of prostate cancer patients on active surveillance”
Institution: University of Washington
Mentor: Daniel Lin, MD
Sponsor: Society of Urologic Oncology

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Christopher Gaffney, MD

Project Title: “Inducing anti-tumor immunity in localized and metastatic prostate cancer using a novel intratumoral agonist anti-CD40 antibody as a cancer 'vaccine'”
Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mentor: Howard Scher, MD
Sponsor: Society of Urologic Oncology Specialized Programs of Research Excellence Award

Dates to Remember

April 1, 2024 –December 2, 2024
- 2024 MVP registration window.
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