Drs. Mike, Armbruster, Pearson, Shea, and Subash on the steps to the Wyatt Rotunda at Vanderbilt.
Fills my heart to catch up with all my UTI colleagues, including this group of former Mobley Lab postdocs who now all run their own labs. @aeshealab.bsky.social @lauraamike.bsky.social @chelsamicro.bsky.social @globaluti.bsky.social #UTIconf26 #UTIsky
Great #UTICONF26 conference!!I Such an awesome time to see my mentor, Scott Hultgren, and my scientific siblings and colleagues!! ##UTIs
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The Flores-Mireles lab representing at the Amazing #UTICONF26!!! I am so proud of my students, @alabella14.bsky.social , @jonjmolina.bsky.social, Kurt Kohler, and Ellsa Wongso!!! Specially congratulations to Alyssa and Kurt for wining awards for their presentation and poster!!! ##UTIs
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Great day presenting my poster at UTIGA conference in Nashville. Loads of positive feedback and amazing collaborations! What a great community to be part of!
More importantly, a massive well done to @victoriachu.bsky.social for a brilliant talk today! Nailed it! 👌
#UTICONF26 #UTISky #UTI
Excited to be in Nashville exploring my favorite topic: host–pathogen interactions 🦠
Our team integrates urinary microenvironment + mechanical cues (flow) in a bladder microtissue model to better evaluate antibiotic and phage therapies against UPEC
Come check out poster 16! 👀
#UTICONF26 #UTISky
Currently in Nashville to talk about uropathogens for the next couple days! Those persistent, hard to treat bugs! Come by to poster 57 on Friday to see how I screen a gof pathogenic library on bladder organoids #UTICONF26 @globaluti.bsky.social
Here’s (most of) the Rohn Lab for the launch of globalUTI.bluesky.social UTIGA26!
@nickyuen.bsky.social @microberamon.bsky.social @victoriachu.bsky.social @fratorelli.bsky.social @murraybeno.bsky.social
#UTICONF26 #UTISky #UTI
Let us hope the only infectious thing is your #UTICONF26 enthusiasm!
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Smiling people in front of a sign that says Vanderbilt
More friends arriving for #UTICONF26 #UTISky !
A group of smiling people at an airport
Here’s the Dallas contingent (with one stowaway - me!) just landed in Nashville en route for @globalUTI.bluesky.social UTIGA26 - 3 glorious days of #UTI research talks! Can’t wait to catch up with friends old and new… 🦠🔬
#UTICONF26 #UTISky
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
Oluwagbenro Adesunloro from the Allyson Shea Lab sent in one of the most intriguing presentation sneak peeks we've seen yet! We are so excited to catch up with them at #UTICONF26, and learn more!
Here's what they have to say below, in emojis: 🧠 🦠 🧫 🏥
👇 For more
When we asked our #UTICONF26 presenters to give us a sneak peek, Dr. Alan Wolfe, PhD, who leads the Urobiome lab at @LoyolaChicago.bsky.social was the first to answer!
Here's what he had to say 👇
#UTICONF26 is just a few short weeks away! This year we asked our presenters to send us some sneak previews of our research, and they delivered!
Dr. Malcolm Starkey of @Monashuniversity.bsky.social sent us this gorgeous picture. Read what he had to say 👇
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...
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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
Blue poster announcing travel award applications due Jan 12, 2026, with overlapping colorful circular UTI-themed medallions and conference details for April in Nashville.
Attention postdocs, medical fellows, and residents of #UTISky and #IDsky!
Abstract submission for travel awards to our April UTI conference, #UTICONF26, are due on January 12.
The general abstract submission deadline is February 16.
Submit your applications at utiga.org!
Also, thank you Dr Schwartz for this amazing image. We are still seeking images to highlight for #UTICONF26 - please submit to information@utiga.org
The application window for travel awards to attend #UTICONF26 are due in ONE MONTH, on January 12.
Abstract submissions are due in TWO MONTHS, on February 16.
Get your submissions in early, the deadlines sneak up on you faster than you think!
(📸 From Dr. Laura Schwartz 🦠)
#UTIsky #IDsky
#UTICONF26 is just around the corner!
We've got a great program covering:
🦠 #UTI diagnosis
🦠 Pathogenesis
🦠 Drivers
🦠 Microbiomes/reservoirs
🦠 Personalized therapies
🦠 Host-pathogen interactions
Deadlines:
Travel award - 1/12
Abstracts - 2/16
Early registration - 2/26
#UTISky #IDsky
Reminder to get your materials ready for #UTICONF26 if you want to present your research or apply for a travel award! The deadlines will sneak up on you fast!
Registration for our 6th conference on clinical & scientific advances in UTI is OPEN!
📅WHEN: 4/9/26 - 4/11/26
🌎WHERE: Nashville, TN 🇺🇸
‼️APPLICATION DEADLINES‼️
✈️💰TRAVEL AWARD: 1/12/26
🗣️ABSTRACT: 2/16/26
🗓️EARLY REGISTRATION: 2/26/26
UTIGA.ORG/2026-6TH-CS...
#UTICONF26
#UTISKY
#IDSKY
