August 14 Aug 14
2026
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday Fri
Event

Urology Research Day

Miryan Hall Conference Center, 3145 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA

The sixth annual Urology Research Day highlights the department’s strong tradition of advancing urologic research through multidisciplinary collaboration.

Featured Speakers

Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD

Maximilian Diehn is a board certified Radiation Oncologist and specializes in the treatment of lung cancers. Dr. Diehn’s current research program spans laboratory, translational, and clinical studies. His areas of interest include cancer genomics, stem cell biology, and lung cancer biology. 

John B. Sunwoo, MD

Dr. Sunwoo is a trained in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgeon and has been at Stanford University since 2008, and his clinical focus is on the surgical management of head and neck cancer, specifically focusing on melanoma and neoplasms of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

Event Agenda

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Introductions and Opening Remarks
Joseph Liao, MD

9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Max Diehn, MD, PhD
Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor and Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)
"Urine Liquid Biopsies for Bladder Cancer Detection and Molecular Characterization"

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 
John Sunwoo, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Dermatology
"What do NK Cells have to do with Otolaryngology anyway?"

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.              
Discussion

10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.              
Kris Prado, MD
Assitant Professor of Urology
"Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of En Bloc Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors"

11:10 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.              
Guolan Lu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Urology
"Mapping Tumor Ecosystems at Subcellular Resolution: Spatial Multi-Omics in Urologic Oncology”

11:35 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.              
Sandy Srinivas, MD
Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and, by courtesy, of Urology
"Infrastructure/Advanced Prostate Cancer Trials at Stanford”

12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.              
Craig Comiter, MD 
Professor of Urology
"Diet and UTIs and Less Invasive Urodynamics”

12:25 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.              
Lunch

12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.              
Research Speed Networking Pitch

  • Matthew Wong, PhD
  • Carina De La Cueva, MD
  • Amara Ndumele, MD
  • Max Siauw
  • Benjamin Park 
  • Emily Zhao 
  • Zhefu Li
  • Xinran Li
  • Tanmoy Sarkar Pias, PhD
  • Alex Polasko, PhD
  • Ashu Mohammad, PhD
  • Hannah Thomas, MBChB, MS

 

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.           
Speaker: Zoe Gan, MD
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellow
"Quantification of MRI Perfusion of the Bladder, Urethra, and Pelvic Floor Muscles and Correlation with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Women"

2:20 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. 
Daniel Triner, MD, PhD
Urologic Oncology Fellow 
"Urothelial Cancer with Divergent Histology: An Identity Crisis"

2:40 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. 
Calvin Zhao, MD
PGY5 Urology Resident                         
"Investigating Preoperative Practices to Reduce Sepsis in Urolithiasis Surgery" 

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.  
Changlin Li, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Lu Lab                         
"AI-Powered 3D Spatial Proteomics" 

3:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.  
Susanna Gunamany, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in the Enemchukwu Lab                         
"Patient and Provider Perspectives on Digital Health Interventions for Overactive Bladder Care"      

3:40 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.  
Minji Jung, PhD
Instructor in the Chung Lab                         
"Bidirectional Links Between Kidney Cancer and Cardiovascular Health: Epidemiologic Perspectives"      

4:00 p.m.  
Closing Remarks and Happy Hour