Invited Speakers
Lori Birder, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
A novel therapy that targets the biological hallmarks of bladder aging
Warren Grill, Ph.D.
Duke University
Role of Urethral Sensory Feedback in Voiding
Wade Bushman, M.D, Ph.D
University of Wisconsin
The Perplexing Roles of Obstruction and Impaired Contractility in Men with BPH.
Megan L. Falsetta, PhD
University of Rochester
Pioneering Research into the Mechanisms of Genitopelvic Pain
Trainee Presentation Award Winners
1st Place!
Clara Gimenez
Virginia Tech
Time‐dependent Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Murine Vaginal Tissue
2nd Place
Jacob L. Buford
Dartmouth College
Emerging function and associated transcriptomic changes in the early developing zebrafish bladder
3rd Place
Daniel P. Marshall
Duke University
Computational modeling of sacral nerve stimulation for treatment of overactive bladder
Top 5 Abstracts
Title: Sonic hedgehog treatment suppresses long term penile remodeling after cavernous nerve
injury.
Authors: Jiangping Deng1, Alexandra Triko1, Daniel Harrington2, Kevin T. McVary3, Carol A.
Podlasek1
Affiliations: 1University of Illinois at Chicago; 2UTHealth, 3Loyola University Medical Center
Title ‐ Obesity in Early Life Leads to Cavernosal and Pudendal Dysfunction in Young Adult Rats.
Authors – Rinaldo Rodrigues dos Passos Junior1,2, Cintia Vieira1,2, Kawane F Moura3, Paul Townsend1,2,
Emily Wilson1,2, Tiago T. Goncalves1,2, Raiana dos Anjos Moraes1,2, Camilla Wenceslau1,2, Cam G
McCarthy1,2, Fernando S Carneiro4, Graziela S Ceravolo3, Clinton Webb1,2, Fernanda Priviero1,2*.
Affiliations – 1Cardiovascular Translation Research Center, School of Medicine, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA; 2Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of
South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA; 3Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina,
Londrina, Parana, Brazil. 4Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao
Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Title – Necroptosis of Schwann cells is responsible for the diabetic decrease in efferent
neurotransmitter release in bladder smooth muscle in male Akita mice
Authors: Francis M. Hughes, Jr.*, Michael R. Odom and J. Todd Purves
Affiliations: Department of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Title: Dysfunctional Piezo1 Channels in Pudendal Artery and Corpus Cavernosum Impair Vascular
Dilation in Hypertensive Mice
Authors: Raiana Anjos Moraes1,2*; Tiago Tomazini Gonçalves1,2; Laena Pernomian1,2; Rinaldo R dos
Passos1,2; Cintia Vieira dos Santos1,2; Camilla F. Wenceslau1,2; R. Clinton Webb1,2,3; Fernanda
Priviero1,2,3
Affiliations: 1Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia,
SC, USA. 2Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia,
SC, USA.3Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Title: A Novel Engineered Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Testing in a Rat Model
Authors: Marisa C Vega,1 Shannon L Wallace,1 Shaimaa Maher,2 Lan Wang,2 Mei Kuang,2
Tejasvini Malakalapalli,2 Margot S Damaser,2,3,4*
Affiliations: 1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland
Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 3Glickman Urology and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH; 4Advanced Platform Technology Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical
Center, Cleveland, OH
Travel Awards
Rinaldo Rodrigues dos Passos Junior
University of South Carolina
Tiago T. Goncalves
University of South Carolina
Raiana Anjos Moraes
University of South Carolina
Benjamin E. Rubin
University of Vermont
Salvador Sánchez‐Mendizabal
Universidad Veracruzana
Diana L. Silva‐Velasco
University of South Carolina
