NREF: Opening Doors to Future Breakthroughs
NREF: Opening Doors to Future Breakthroughs NREF: Opening Doors to Future Breakthroughs The importance of scientific research and medical training is clear, and the Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) plays a pivotal role in advancing the specialty. Please donate today and open a door to future breakthroughs. Your investment allows the Foundation to support groundbreaking research. Granting […]
Enhance Your Neurosurgical Training with NREF
Enhance Your Neurosurgical Training with NREF The NREF is committed to providing young neurosurgeons with access to relevant, leading-edge educational opportunities. Live Courses NREF offers free courses to provide advanced resident and fellow educational training in topic areas not always covered within neurosurgical residency. Course Course Directors Dates* Venue / City Spine Fundamentals Cadaver Course […]
Charity Softball Tourney Returns to NYC
Charity Softball Tourney Returns to NYC The Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament , hosted by Columbia University, returned to New York City’s Central Park on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Proceeds benefit the Andrew T. Parsa Honor Your Mentor Fund for brain tumor research through the NREF. The tournament featured teams from across the U.S, Canada and Caribbean. A post-tournament […]
New Honor Your Mentor Funds Launch
NREF Honor Your Mentor Funds Announce Awards Honor Your Mentor (HYM) Funds celebrate the distinguished luminaries of neurosurgery: those who inspire, teach, and mentor by giving generously of their time and talent. We salute the following mentors with newly established funds: The W. Jerry Oakes Honor Your Mentor Fund will advance the art of and science of pediatric […]
NREF Honor Your Mentor Funds Announce Awards
NREF Honor Your Mentor Funds Announce Awards The AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section is pleased to announce that Edward Duckworth, MD, MS, FAANS and Farhan Siddiq, MD, FAANS have been selected as the recipients of the 2022 Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship. ANDREW T. PARSA FUND 2022 Ashish Shah, MD, University of Miami CHARLES KUNTZ IV FUND 2022 Hasan S. […]
2022 Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship Winners Announced
2022 Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship Winners Announced The AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section is pleased to announce that Edward Duckworth, MD, MS, FAANS and Farhan Siddiq, MD, FAANS have been selected as the recipients of the 2022 Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship. The Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship allows a practicing neurointerventionalist of any specialty to visit a high-volume cerebrovascular center for a one-week […]
NREF Success Stories: Med Students Making a Difference
NREF Success Stories: Med Students Making a Difference An award from the NREF can have an extraordinary impact on a medical career. The recognition that comes from an NREF award can serve as a springboard for future opportunities, and affecting the overall trajectory of a neurosurgical career. Oliver Tang , Brown University, Medical Student Class of […]
NREF Awards 2022 Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships
NREF Awards 2022 Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships . The Foundation was able to award thirteen (13) medical student fellowships this year. The Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (MSSRF) program offers fellowships in the […]
NREF Announces 2022-23 Recipients of Clinical Fellowship Grants
NREF Announces 2022-23 Recipients of Clinical Fellowship Grants NREF Announces 2022-23 Recipients of Clinical Fellowship Grants As the premier funder of neurosurgical studies and education, the NREF focuses on providing fellowship funding in basic neuroscience and neurosurgical programs in North America. With support from DePuy Synthes, Globus Medical, Medtronic, NuVasive, and Olympus, the NREF will provide funding to 19 institutions […]
NREF Announces 2022-23 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards
NREF Announces 2022-23 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Foundation’s Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards . NREF provides funding for studies in basic, translational and patient-oriented clinical research for investigators in North America through this annual research grant […]