On July 5, 2006, the University Renal Research and Education Association (URREA) changed its name to the Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. The name change reflects the organization’s expanding presence in the field of evidence-based medical research.

Arbor Research remains a not-for-profit research organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where it works to improve patient care and inform public policy. Founded as URREA in 1996, Arbor Research conducts studies in epidemiology and public health, which are based on its collection and management of large datasets from the United States and abroad.

The group’s initial research focused on outcomes for hemodialysis patients but has since grown in scope to include end-stage organ failure and chronic disease. Arbor Research’s current contracts include the international Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS), the U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), and numerous studies for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Areas of expertise include biostatistical analysis, clinical practice, management and integration of large datasets, economics, and public policy.

Letter from the President

Click here to see a letter from Friedrich K. Port, President of Arbor Research, describing our name change in greater detail.

Logistical Issues

Our change in name does not entail any changes in our leadership, our project management, our professional relationships, or the contracts we administer.

Street address: We remain at the same address in downtown Ann Arbor:

  315 West Huron Street, Suite 360
  Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
  USA

Telephone number and fax numbers: Our telephone and fax numbers also remain the same:

  Tel: +1 (734) 665-4108
  Fax: +1 (734) 665 2103


Website: Our web address has changed to www.ArborResearch.org. During this transition, our old website (www.urrea.org) will direct visitors to our new Arbor Research home page. Separate websites for the projects we manage will not be changing addresses.

Email: Our addresses will be changing slightly, to the form Firstname.Lastname@ArborResearch.org. Like our website URL, our old URREA email addresses will continue to work during this transition.

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