Final Program for SPR 2021
When: December 10-12, 2021
Due to COVID-19, SPR 2021 was held in a Virtual Format over 3 half days
Top 5 Pre-Meeting Reviewed Abstracts (Abstract Review Committee)
Vivian Cristofaro – Functional interaction between synaptic proteins Myosin 5a and α-synuclein in normal
and diabetic bladders.
Marianela Dalghi – Role of PIEZO channels in urothelial mechanotransduction and bladder function
Wrenn Pallas – High glucose decreases parasympathetic and nitrergic neurons, increases sympathetic
neurons and promotes apoptosis in cultured pelvic neurons
Maria Santiago-Aparicio – Sensory stimulation with an enriched environment improves urological functions in rats
with severe spinal cord injury
Sarah Martin – Sonic hedgehog signaling in corpora cavernosal smooth muscle from prostatectomy,
diabetic, hypertension and Peyronie’s patients with erectile dysfunction
Top 3 Trainee Presentation Awards (Trainee Awards Committee)
Michael Odom – 1st place award winner – Diabetes Causes NLRP3-Dependent Barrier Dysfunction in Mice Associated with Detrusor
Overactivity but not Underactivity
Cara Hardy – 2nd place award winner –Aging exacerbates the effect of Alzheimer’s disease associated urinary dysfunction in
two mouse models
Sarah Martin – 3rd place award winner – Sonic hedgehog signaling in corpora cavernosal smooth muscle from prostatectomy,
diabetic, hypertension and Peyronie’s patients with erectile dysfunction