Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology
Developing science to reduce the burden of benign urologic diseases
Events
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Mar20
Southeastern Section of the AUA 88th Annual Meeting - Austin, Texas More Information
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Mar20
PCRS 2024 - Indian Wells, California More Information
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Mar20
CAIRIBU Graduate Student Seminar @ 2:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT (1 PM CT | 11 AM PT) Zoom Link
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Mar24
SGS 2024 - Orlando, Florida More Information
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Apr03
CAIRIBU Community Grant Resource Workshop Series: Using Inclusive Language in Grant Writing and Health Communication @ 1:00 pm EDT (12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific) Zoom Link
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Apr04
39th Annual EAU Congress - Paris, France More Information
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Apr04
NASPAG 2024 - Orlando, Florida More Information
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Apr05
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Apr10
CAIRIBU ARCTICS Community Forum: Navigating the Funding Landscape: A Comprehensive Overview of U.S. Funding Systems and Strategies for Success @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT (12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific) Zoom Link
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Apr11
CAIRIBU O'Brien Center Leaders Meeting @ 4:00 pm EDT - 5:00 pm EDT (3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific)
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Apr11
CAIRIBU K12 Scholar Seminar Series @ 5:00 pm EDT - 6:00 pm EDT (4 PM Central | 2 PM Pacific) Zoom Link
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Apr17
NIDDK Workshop: Understanding the Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Health Consequences of Racism, Marginalization, and Discrimination - Washington Dulles Airport Marriott 45020 Aviation Dr, Dulles, VA 20166 More Information
CAIRIBU News & Events
CAIRIBU Research Interest Groups
CAIRIBU is a community of researchers studying benign urology diseases at U54 O’Brien Cooperative Research Centers, P20 Exploratory Centers, FORWARD P20 Centers, and K12 Career Development Programs funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the institutes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CAIRIBU Centers and Programs are united around the overall objectives of improving our understanding of the mechanisms of urogenital diseases and developing clinical therapies for treating them by building collaborative and interactive research platforms that span the gamut from basic to translational to population research.
Why Benign Urology?
Despite advances in clinical management, millions of Americans remain afflicted with “benign” (non-malignant) conditions of the bladder and uro-genital system, including UTIs, urolithiasis, conditions associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and dysfunction (LUTD) – urinary incontinence, over/underactive bladder & bladder outlet obstruction – pelvic pain syndrome, and erectile dysfunction. The annual treatment cost of these illnesses is ≥$11.5 billion.
Inter- and cross-disciplinary collaboration within the benign urology research community is required in order to understand the mechanistic changes of the urogenital tract in disease and to establish clinically-relevant models of urologic conditions
CAIRIBU is a community of NIDDK-funded research centers and programs whose overarching objective is to address gaps in knowledge related to the epidemiology, etiology, development, progression, and expression of benign urologic conditions, all of which contribute to inadequate clinical treatment. Map of sites
CAIRIBU includes the:
- U54 George M. O’Brien Urology Cooperative Research Centers
- P20 Exploratory Centers for Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology
- FORWARD P20 Urology Centers
- Multidisciplinary Urologic Research Career Development Programs (K12)
- Urological Epidemiology Institutional Research Career Development Programs (K12)
NIH/NIDDK oversight for CAIRIBU:
Project Scientist – Chris Mullins, PhD (mullins@extra.niddk.nih.gov)
Program Official – Deepak Nihalani, PhD (deepak.nihalani@nih.gov)
PI, UW-Madison U24 Interactions Core (DK127726):
Kristina Penniston, PhD, RDN (penn@urology.wisc.edu)