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 2023, was a 2020 recipient of the NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship .
The work supported by the grant was published in Frontiers in Immunology: PD1 Expression in EGFRvIII-Directed CAR T Cell Infusion Product for Glioblastoma Is Associated with Clinical Response .
He shared the news with NREF to express his gratitude for the generous support that made this work possible and to show donors the fruit of the work that they supported.
Anthony Piscopo , University of Iowa, was a 2021 recipient of the NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship .
The project he completed for the fellowship was accepted as a top-ranked abstract for an oral presentation at the 2022 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting.
Mr. Piscopo presented his work in Philadelphia at the Young Neurosurgeons Research Forum and won the Donald O. Quest Award for Best Medical Student Clinical Science Presentation of the year!
He shared the news with NREF to express his gratitude for the fantastic opportunity.
Mr. Piscopo presented his work in Philadelphia at the Young Neurosurgeons Research Forum and won the Donald O. Quest Award for Best Medical Student Clinical Science Presentation of the year!
He shared the news with NREF to express his gratitude for the fantastic opportunity. The NREF congratulates Mr. Tang and Mr. Piscopo for making a difference in the field of neurosurgery.