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 pain syndrome, and erectile dysfunction cost over $11.5 billion dollars to treat annually. To improve GU clinical treatment and patient …
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 for urologic conditions must be protected. As a community of researchers, we have the credibility and responsibility to speak up. …
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.
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.
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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.
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, 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.
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.
Cindy L. Amundsen, MD, Director of the KURe Program, and program specialists Friederike Jayes, DVM, PhD, and Rebecca Kameny, PhD, have been awarded $3.8 million over five years by NIH.
