December 8-10, Charlotte Hilton at University Place
Invited Speakers:
Keynote Speaker – Dr. Arnold Melman, MD (Ion Channel Innovations, Inc.)
State-of-the-Art Speaker – Dr. Marianna Alperin, MD (University of California, San Diego)
Special Guest Speaker – Dr. Susan Tappan, PhD (SPARC data and Resource Center)
State of the Art Speaker – Kathleen Connell, MD (University of Colorado)
Special guest Young Investigator Speaker – Justin LaFavor, PhD (Florida State University)
Phil Smith Legacy Speaker – Cara Hardy, PhD (Jackson Laboratories)
Trainee Presentation Award Winners:
1st Place – Michael R. Odom, PhD, Duke University
2nd Place – Anissa Cervantes, Duke University
3rd Place – Emily P. Day, Temple University
Top 5 Abstracts:
Characterization of cardiovascular function, metabolic status and erectile function in rat model of cardiometabolic syndrome by Wrenn D. Pallas and Johanna L. Hannan
Detrusor contractility via FP receptor activation is increased in diabetic mice with bladder underactivity by Michael R. Odom, Francis M. Hughes, Jr., Huixia Jin and J. Todd Purves
An injection of botulinum toxin type A at the injured site of a spinal cord injury improves lower urinary tract function in female rats by Cynthia K. Gandara, Jose L. Quintanar‐Stephano, Beatriz Castillo‐Tellez, Marai Perez‐Hernandez and Alvaro Munoz
Catheter‐free Bladder Volume Monitoring Using Intravesical Sensor by Mohamed Elazab, Brett Hanzlicek, Steve J. A. Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau and Margot S. Damaser
Expression of an engineered chloride channel reduces bladder overactivity and inflammation in rats with cyclophosphamide‐induced cystitis by Jaclyn Connelly, Keara Healy, Stephanie Daugherty, Yan Xu and Jonathan M. Beckel
Travel Awards
Anissa Cervantes, Duke University
Britney N. Hudson, Clemson University
Ricardo Juárez Mirto, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Mexico
Raiana A. Moraes, University of South carolina
Wrenn D. Pallas, East Carolina University
The Pre-Meeting Flyer
