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!

Abstract deadline Mon for 6th Clinical & Scientific Advances in UTI, the premier biennial gathering of our international community. Privileged to be co-organising this year. See you in Nashville! utiga.org/2026-6th-csa... #UTI #UTISky #IDSky #MicroSky @globaluti.bsky.social utiga.org/2026-6th-csa...

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 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

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? 🧵/3

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 (1/2)

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 (1/2)

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

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

Keep an eye on this account next week to learn more about our speakers! 👀

🔬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

More info at utiga.org/upcoming! Be there or be square :) #UTISky #IDsky

More info at utiga.org/upcoming! Be there or be square :) #UTISky #IDsky

🦠 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

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

If you still haven't submitted travel award applications, you have until MONDAY, 1/12, 11:59pm Pacific time! Get your applications in this weekend!

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!

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!

#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

The 2025 Agar Art Contest winners have been selected! This year’s theme, “Microbes Make the World Go Round,” inspired 557 global entries—from food fermentation to antibiotic production. See the masterpieces and finalists! asm.org/press-releas... #agarart

Also, thank you Dr Schwartz for this amazing image. We are still seeking images to highlight for #UTICONF26 - please submit to [email protected]

Also, thank you Dr Schwartz for this amazing image. We are still seeking images to highlight for #UTICONF26 - please submit to [email protected]

This is *the* premiere #UTI conference in the field, and only happens every two years, so you don't want to miss it! Nashville, April 9-11 utiga.org/2026-6th-csa...

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

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

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! 🧵👇

#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 🥩🍗🍖) 🧵 👇

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 🧵👇 (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! 🧵 👇

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

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

Think your fish may have a UTI? You're a pretty observant pet owner! Here are some common signs to watch for 🐠 🐟 Swollen abdomen Bulging eyes Lethargy or sluggish swimming Loss of appetite Abnormal buoyancy or floating Red or inflamed vent area

Think your bird may have a UTI? Urinary symptoms can mask something greater! Here are common signs to watch for 🐦 🦆 Fluffed feathers Lethargy Increased thirst, urination Swollen joints, feet Difficulty walking, flying Puffy abdomen Weight loss Blood in droppings

Excited to hear from @bacterialtalk.bsky.social speaking as part of the NIAID T32-sponsored Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series @utah.edu @uofubiology.bsky.social

Think your reptile may have a UTI? Their "urinary tracts can be tricky," because they have cloacas. Here are common signs to watch out for 🦎 🐍 Lethargy or hiding Swelling near the cloaca Straining to urinate or defecate Loss of appetite Behavioral fever (seeking warmer spots)

Think your rabbit, guinea pig, or small mammal might have a UTI? Here are common signs to watch for 🐰🐹 Straining to urinate Urine scald (red, irritated skin) Wet fur around the rear Lethargy or hunched posture Teeth grinding (pain!) Urine outside the litter box (if trained)

Think your dog or cat might have a UTI? Here are common signs to watch for 🐶 😺 Frequent urination Straining or pain while peeing Blood in urine Accidents in the house Licking around the urinary opening

(1/4) #OneHealth & #UTI research means protecting biodiversity through better diagnostics and care. Even a UTI in a rescued fox can teach us how to heal ecosystems. 🦊🌿 From 🦔🐭 to 🐊🐺, urinary symptoms can spike with environmental change. We talked about this yesterday 🧵👇

(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. 🧵👇

(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. 😬 🧵👇

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. 🧍‍♀️🐶🌿🧫 🧵 For example: infected cows can pass disease to humans.

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