ROCK Society President Kris Penniston to receive AUA Presidential Citation

The American Urological Association (AUA) recently announced the 2025 award recipients recognizing top specialists in the field of urology.

The Research on Calculus Kinetics (ROCK) Society is privileged to have its own president, Kristina L. Penniston, PhD, recognized as a recipient of an AUA Presidential Citation.

Dr. Penniston is being acknowledged and applauded for her seminal work in nutritional therapy to prevent kidney stones and creating the NIH CAIRIBU research collaborative network.

The winners will be recognized at the Association's Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April.

The ROCK Society Traveling Fellowship Grant is a grant opportunity designed to support the ROCK Society mission by promoting:

• Cross-disciplinary discussion of the science related to stone disease and of critical knowledge gaps to be addressed in research
• The exchange of ideas pertaining to clinical experiences and experimental research
• Fellowship and mutual trust among Society members and other colleagues