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2025 – 2027 Research Scholar Award Recipients
Connor Forbes, MD
Project Title: “Characterizing hormonal pathways in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)”
Institution: The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital
Primary Mentor: Xuesen Dong, MD, PhD
Sponsor: Endourological Society Raju Thomas, MD Award
Lauren Newman, PhD
Project Title: “EV Liquid Biopsy for Molecular Phenotyping in Prostate Cancer”
Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Primary Mentor: Dolores Di Vizio, MD, PhD
Sponsor: AUA Western Section
Nirmal Raj, PhD
Project Title: “Investigating Dysregulation of Smooth Muscle Contractile Machinery in Detrusor Underactivity States like Prune Belly Syndrome”
Institution: The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Primary Mentor: Linda Baker, MD
Sponsor: Indian American Urological Association Sakti Das, MD Award
Nabeel Shakir, MD
Project Title: “A Multiphase Optimization Strategy to Reduce Delays in Management of Chronic Nephrostomy Tubes”
Institution: Henry Ford Health System
Primary Mentor: Elizabeth Lockhart, PhD
Sponsor: Endourological Society
Aisha Siebert, MD, PhD, MPH
Project Title: “Genetic Markers of Gonadal Malignancy Risk in XY Differences of Sex Development (DSD)”
Institution: Boston Children's Hospital
Primary Mentor: Melise Keays, MD, MSc
Sponsor: Society of Urologic Oncology
Jianhua Xiong, PhD
Project Title: “Lipid Metabolic Reprogramming in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Role of FASN and CPT1A in Tumor Progression and Resistance”
Institution: Emory University
Primary Mentor: Jindan Yu, MD, PhD
Sponsor: Society of Urologic Oncology
Dates to Remember
October 3, 2025
Last day to start a 90-day performance period for Improvement Activities.
April 1, 2025 – December 1, 2025
2025 MVP registration window.
To register, sign into the QPP website with your HCQIS Access and Roles Profile (HARP) account. **NOTE: A HARP account is required to complete registration.**
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