Underrepresentation of functional conditions of the lower urinary tract in adults in US federal research funding.
Colby P SoudersEric M LoA Lenore AckermanPublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2020)
Even when compared to NUBC, funding for the study of fcLUT remains low and has stagnated over time. Further, investigators who are clinicians in the field of urology are in the minority of those doing this study. Given the need for clinical perspectives in fcLUT research, the lack of urologist representation will inhibit discovery and translational advances.