Hundreds of millions of people, both nationally and globally, are directly impacted by non-cancerous genitourinary (GU) diseases and disorders. These conditions, including but not limited to UTIs, urolithiasis (kidney stones), urinary incontinence, over/underactive bladder, pelvic …
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Help Protect Federal Research Funding for Urologic Diseases
Congress is currently debating the federal research budget—and funding for biomedical research, including urologic science, is at risk. While this action specifically supports kidney and bladder cancer research, the broader message is clear: all federal funding …
Small R01s for Clinical Trials Targeting Diseases within the Mission of NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
For pilot and feasibility clinical trials conducted in humans that will lay the foundation for larger clinical trials related to the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and conditions within the mission of NIDDK. [Posted on 1/8/2025. Expires 5/8/2026]
10th Annual Duke KURe Symposium
The Duke KURe Program hosted its 10th Annual Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Symposium on April 9th, 2025. Read more to see the CAIRIBU-affiliated trainees awarded CAIRIBU Interactions Core Travel Awards to attend this meeting.
CAIRIBU Investigators at the 2025 AUA Meeting
See information and CAIRIBU affiliated investigators who presented at the 120th AUA Meeting on April 26-29, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The AUA annual meeting is the largest gathering of urologists in the world, providing access to new research.
Stanford University – Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education (Spectrum) Funding
See all funding opportunities from Stanford University.
Duke University Welcomes Dr. Wilkins to KURe – K12 Program
Natasha Wilkins, PhD, a preclinical scientist with over ten years of research experience in rodent models of spinal cord injury, was recently appointed as a CAIRIBU K12 Scholar in the KURe Program at Duke University.
Dr. Kisby Selected for Best Paper Award by AUGS
Cassandra Kisby, MD, MS, K12 Scholar, Duke University, was selected for the Best Basic Science Paper Award for her research project “Exosomes for Prevention of Mesh Complications in a Porcine Sacrocolpopexy Model.”
Vinaya Bhatia Appointed 2024-2026 NIDDK LEAP Fellow
Vinaya Bhatia, MD, pediatric urologist at UW Health Kids and CAIRIBU K12 Scholar in the University of Wisconsin – Madison K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program (KURe), has been appointed as a 2024-2026 LEAP Fellow.
Duke University Welcomes Dr. Bin Ni to KURe – K12 Program
The KURe – K12 Institutional Career Development Program at Duke University has announced the addition of Bin Ni, MD, PhD. Dr. Ni is a Fellow in the Divison of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Duke University.