Our Impact
Listen to former NREF grant recipients discuss their fellowship project’s research findings, the status of their research today, and how the grant impacted their goals in the neurosurgery field.
Nicholas Dadario
Recipient of the 2022 NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship Grant
Hear Nick Dadario explain how his NREF grant led to the opportunity to continue his glioblastoma research during a research year that followed his fellowship.
Anthony Wang, MD, FAANS
Recipient of the 2018-2019 NREF & Kate Carney Family Young Clinician Investigator Award
Hear Dr. Anthony Wang describe how his NREF grant led him to take his sematic mutation and AVM research in a number of different directions.
Mohamed Macki, MD
Recipient of the 2022-2023 NREF Clinical Fellowship Grant
Hear from Dr. Mohamed Macki on how his fellowship prepared him for multiple aspects of neurosurgical work- including interdisciplinary research and clinical work.
Farhan Siddiq, MD, FAANS
Recipient of the 2022 Joint Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship Grant
Hear from Dr. Farhan Siddiq on how the CV Traveling Fellowship with Dr. Michael Lawton at the Barrow Neurological inspired him to continue to strive and refine his skills as a mid-career neurosurgeon.
Katherine Holste, MD
Recipient of the 2021-2022 NREF & AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Research Fellowship Grant
Hear from Dr. Holste on how her NREF grant led to her presentation of the project’s findings on Hydrocephalous at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting.
Oluwaseun O. Akinduro, MD
2021 Recipient of the NREF & AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Research Fellowship Grant
Hear from Dr. Akinduro on how funding from NREF led to a career milestone – a feature on the cover of JNS Spine, and how he is continuing work with findings from his fellowship.
Benjamin Himes, MD
Recipient of the 2019-2020 Andrew T. Parsa Research Fellowship Grant
Hear from Dr. Benjamin Himes on how his NREF grant provided a foundation for his career as a physician-scientist and made him a compelling faculty candidate at his University.
Albert Alan
Recipient of the 2019 NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
Hear Albert Alan describe how his NREF grant changed his way of thinking about complex neurosurgical conditions and served as a jumping point for his career.
Mark Youngblood, MD
Recipient of the NREF & Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation (SBTF) Research Fellowship Grant on behalf of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
Hear Dr. Mark Youngblood describe how his NREF grant project that he designed from scratch inspired his goal to lead his own research lab.