Urothelial damage results in compromised urothelial barrier function and leakage of urine causing frequent bladder infections. The urothelium exhibits one of the lowest turnover rates among mammalian epithelia under homeostatic conditions. To explore the bio-engineering possibility to restore the urothelial lining of the urinary tract, we aimed to establish in vitro culture and characterization of urothelial cells from human ureter biopsies. In vitro cultures of urothelial cells were characterized for CK7, CK20, Ki67, Ecadherin, AE1, Uroplakin III marker expression. When in vitro culture of urothelial cells was maintained in low calcium (0.09mM) conditions, cells in culture expressed CK7, AE1, Ki67, low expression of E-cadherin and negative for uroplakins III, CK20 markers. However, when urothelial cells were exposed to 2mM calcium concentration, in vitro grown urothelial cells showed positive expression for CK7, AE1, Uroplakin III, E-cadherin and mild expression of CK20, Ki67 markers. Cultured urothelial cells can respond to in vitro differentiation cues. These in vitro expanded urothelial cell cultures, optimized in serum-free cell culture media and systematically characterized urothelial cells may be a prelude to in vivo bio-engineering applications in planned mice models.