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                Urologic Disease CentersUrologic Disease Centers
    Enhance the effectiveness of research related to urologic dysfunction by encouraging collaboration amongst investigators.
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                    O’Brien Kidney Centers; Kidney HIV/AIDS; Clinical Translational Studies; Urology HIV/AIDS
    NIDDK funds Urologic Disease Centers via U54 or P20.
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The O’Brien Urology Centers conduct basic, translational, and clinical research into the pathophysiology of urologic diseases and conditions. The Centers, whose collaborations are coordinated by the CAIRIBU (Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology) Interactions Core, generate, and provide investigative resources that are available to the broader research community. They often have integrated teams of investigators from a wide range of disciplines, share specialized equipment, and serve as regional or national resources. The Centers also support pilot and feasibility studies, collaborative research activities and offer short-term educational enrichment activities.
O’Brien Urology Centers
**University of Wisconsin Center**
**Research Aims:** The goal of the center is to identify factors within the bladder and prostate that result in urinary dysfunction in aging men
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    Supports three research projects, pilot and feasibility program, summer research program, an annual symposium, and a Rodent Urinary Function Testing Core
        Pilot & Feasibility Program**Columbia University Center**
**Research Aims:** The goal of the center is to address questions related to the genetic, cellular, and metabolic events that lead to lower urinary tract disorders such as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and urinary tract infection (UTI), and devise new methods for prevention and treatment.
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    Supports three research projects, a Microbial Genomics Biomedical Core, a pilot and feasibility program, a summer student research program, an annual symposium, mouse models or urologic disorders and genetic resources
        Pilot & Feasibility Program**Stanford O'Brien Urology Research Center**
**Research Aims:**The goal of the center is to utilize molecular and cellular methodologies to characterize and improve understanding of the pathophysiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and facilitate identification of specific treatments.
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    Supports two research projects, a Biospecimen/Bioimaging Core, a pilot and feasibility program, and a summer student research program.Urology Centers Program Interaction Core
The Urology Centers Interactions Core, known as CAIRIBU (Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology) is housed at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
**Research Aims:** The goals of the Interactions Core are to support the Centers Programs by providing administrative support for education and resource sharing, and by promoting transdisciplinary research and training of new investigators in the CAIRIBU network.
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