Dr. Aniruddh (Ani) Deshpande sent us a visual sneak peek of their upcoming #UTICONF26 presentation. He's coming all the way up from Sydney 🇦🇺 to discuss integrated pediatric #UTI clinic!
He also spoke at our July 2025 #UTIhour. More info on our profile about that ;)
#UTIsky #IDsky
Didn't get a chance to watch #UTIHour live? Check out the recording at utiga.org/upcoming
And don't forget to register for @globaluti.bsky.social conference in April while you're there!
Our third #UTIhour speaker is Dr. Manita Guragain!
She’s a Research Microbiologist at the USDA, where she studies food safety with a special focus on meat safety and emerging foodborne pathogens🍖 🦠
What better way to get to the #GutBladderAxis, than through our food?
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Our second #UTIhour speaker is Ben Olson, a trainee in the lab of @scotthultgren.bsky.social 🇺🇸
His talk is "Microbiota influences gut-bladder axis to alter susceptibility to UTI." He sent us a sneak peek with this beautiful, infected bladder!
Watch him 2/17 4pm New York Time.
#UTISky #IDSky
Don't let the excitement of #UTIhour make you forget that abstract submissions for #UTIConf26 are due THIS UPCOMING MONDAY, 2/16, 11:59PM New York Time!
utiga.org/2026-6th-csa...
#UTIsky #IDsky
Our first #UTIhour speaker is Prof Mark Schembri
🦠 PI, University of Queensland 🇦🇺
🦠 Director, Institute of Molecular Bioscience
🦠Director, Centre for Superbug Solutions
🦠 Deputy Director, Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre
🦠 Founding director & current board member, #UTIGA
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Our next #UTIhour is NEXT WEEK!
Join us at UTIGA.org/upcoming, 2/17, 4PM New York Time, to learn about the gut bladder connection.
Our panel was hand-picked by host Dr. @henryschreiber.bsky.social of @scotthultgren.bsky.social lab. See his work below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6X...
#UTISKY
🔬We are rethinking UTIs through the #gutbladderaxis
The gut serves as a reservoir for uropathogens and influences bladder immunity too! Join @globaluti.bsky.social for #UTIHour.
📆 Feb 17th
🕐 4 PM EST
👤 @henryschreiber.bsky.social
🗣️ Drs. Mark Schembri, Manita Guragain, and Ben Olson
Our next #UTIHour is just under a month away! Join our panel of experts on 2/17 at 4pm EST / 9PM UTC (ONE DAY AFTER #UTICONF26 ABSTRACTS ARE DUE).
We'll discuss the gut-bladder axis, and how disruptions in our intestines influence bladder health, infection risk & recurrence!
#IDSky #UTISky
🦠 Did you know the health of the gut and bladder are connected? Disruptions in the gut can influence bladder health, infection risk, and recurrence #GutBladderAxis
🔍 Come find out who’s at risk @globaluti.bsky.social Feb #UTIHour hosted by @henryschreiber.bsky.social
📅 Feb 17th
🕟 4pm New York Time
Mark your calendars! We are only 2 months away from our next #UTIHour
📆Feb 17th
🕐4 pm New York Time
👤Hosted by @henryschreiber.bsky.social
It's starting!
If you can't hop on Zoom right now, you can catch a recording of our #UTIhour later on UTIGA.org/past
Spoiler alert - this talk might actually tie into the topic of our next #UTIhour 👀👀
The last, but certainly NOT least, speaker at our veterinary #UTIhour is Dr. Nora Jean Nealon, DVM, PhD! We're so excited for you to meet her TOMORROW, 10/14, 12PM EST / 1400 UTC!!
Dr. Nealon is a veterinarian & researcher at Rowan University 🇺🇸
#UTIsky and #IDsky, you don't want to miss this!
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(4/4) Dr. Guragain's #UTIhour talk is fittingly titled, "Foodborne potential of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli: comparative characterization of human & poultry isolates" 🐔
Watch her live, 10/14 at 12pm EDT utiga.org/upcoming
Catch her later on utiga.org/past
#UTIsky, say hello to our third #UTIhour speaker Dr. Manita Guragain, PhD! 👋
Dr. Guragain is a research microbiologist at the US Department of Agriculture (#USDA) agricultural research service, where she studies non-diarrheagenic foodbourne pathogens ( 🦠 in 🥩🍗🍖)
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(3/3) Dr. LeCuyer's #UTIhour talk is titled, "Relapse or Infection? Genomic insights into recurrent E. coli infections"
Sound familiar? These conditions really do affect all of us! Maybe she'll tell us how 🐶 and 🧍♀️ relate to each other.
Catch her on 10/12 at 12PM EST!
Our second #UTIhour speaker is veterinarian and microbiologist Dr. Tessa LeCuyer, DVM, PhD 👋
Dr. LeCuyer operates out of @UCDavisVetMed.bsky.social She focused on veterinary infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and UTIs in companion animals
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(Photo from her LinkedIn)
Meet our first veterinary #UTIhour speaker @scottweese.bsky.social, aka Dr. J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVPM! 👋
Dr. Weese is a veterinarian who specializes in infectious diseases, based out of the @uofguelph.bsky.social Ontario Veterinary College 🇨🇦. His professional photo is a delight!
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Our 10/14 #UTIhour wouldn't be possible without our host, Dr. Gregory Ballash, DVM, MPH, PHD!
Dr. Ballash put together an panel of expert speakers to discuss veterinary UTIs and how they're connected with human and environmental health.
Learn more about him🧵👇
Hey, #UTIsky & #IDsky, don't forget about our #UTIhour NEXT WEDNESDAY, 10/14 at 12PM EDT!
Topic: Current Perspectives on UTIs in Veterinary Science: Implications for Human Health.
Watch live: UTIGA.org/upcoming
Watch recording after: UTIGA.org/past
Speakers: 🧵👇
We took a short break but now we're BACK to promote our #UTIhour on veterinary UTIs happening in THIRTEEN DAYS!
Tune in Tue, 10/14 at 12pm EDT, or catch the recording after! UTIGA.org
Keep an eye on our account, we'll introduce our speakers more formally soon 💖
#UTIsky
#IDsky
Dilute tortoise shell cat glaring at camera
This is Lady, the TRUE head of @WalkerLab.bsky.social
She's giving some tortitude because she wants to know why you haven't marked your calendars for our #UTIhour on veterinary UTI 😾
Are you pets excited, too? Send us a pic!
October 14, 12pm EDT/1600 UTC
UTIGA.org/upcoming
(4/4) We hope our deep dive into #OneHealth this week convinced you all that researching bladder, kidney, and urinary health in animals is important!
We hope this importance has you fired up for our #UTIhour on October 14th at 12pm EDT / 1600 UTC!
UTIGA.ORG/upcoming
(1/4) Here's another way out veterinary #UTI themed #UTIhour fits into #OneHealth:
UTIs in animals can reflect environmental health risks 🙀😱🙀
From polluted water to heat stress, veterinary research shows how our surroundings shape urinary health.
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(1/4) Here's an example of how the topic of our Oct 14 #UTIhour, veterinary #UTI, fits into the #OneHealth model:
Many UTIs in pets are caused by E. coli, the same bacteria responsible for most human infections. These bugs can share resistance genes across species. 😬
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Our veterinary-themed #UTIhour isn't just about the cute pets we've been posting.
Our speakers all believe in the #OneHealth principle: that human, animal, and environmental health are deeply connected. 🧍♀️🐶🌿🧫
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For example: infected cows can pass disease to humans.
Tortie cat in a panda costume
Veterinary urinary tract health was special to Tweety Cat (not a real 🐼), who developed bladder cancer in her old age and had many #UTI-like symptoms.
She'd want you to join our October 14th #UTIhour on veterinary #UTI at 12PM EDT / 1600 UST
More info: utiga.org/upcoming
