Newswise — ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (August 1, 2012) — The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2012-2013 research grants. The following individuals will receive financial support for projects pertaining to the field of neurological surgery:
Wael F. Asaad, MD, PhD NREF/Codman Young Clinician InvestigatorAlpert Medical School, Brown UniversityProject Title: Programmed Visual-Motor Associations in the Nonhuman PrimateSponsor: John P. Donoghue, PhD
Neil Rainer Malhotra, MD NREF/Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Young Clinician InvestigatorUniversity of PennsylvaniaProject Title: Novel Bioactive Implants to Reverse Degenerative Disc Disease Via Mechanical Support and Drug DeliverySponsor: Dawn M. Elliott, PhD
Katharine M. Cronk, MD NREF/Biomet Microfixation Research FellowBarrow Neurological InstituteProject Title: Degradable Local Analgesic Devices for Targeted Pain Management and Improved Surgical SuccessSponsor: Nicholas Theodore, MD, FAANS Heather H. McCrea, MD NREF Research FellowWeill Cornell Medical CenterProject Title: Role of Angiocrine Expression of Notch Ligands in Glioma ProgressionSponsor: Shahin Rafii, MD
Richard G. Everson, MD NREF Research FellowUniversity of California, Los AngelesProject Title: Immunosensitization and Adoptive Transfer of NY-ESO-1 TCR Engineered Cells for Treatment of GlioblastomaSponsor: Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, FAANS
Timothy Ryan Owens, MD NREF/American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AAcNS) Research FellowDuke University Medical CenterProject Title: Characterization of Transcriptional Targets of Brachyury in ChordomaSponsor: Michael Kelley, MD
Fady Girgis, MD NREF/Section on Pediatric Neurological SurgeryUniversity of CalgaryProject Title: The Roles of the Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Fear Conditioning and Extinction in the Non-Human PrimateSponsor: Emad Eskandar, MD, FAANS
Matthew R. Reynolds, MDNREF/Cerebrovascular Section Research FellowWashington University School of MedicineProject Title: Examining the Role of Heparin Sulfate Proteolycans in the Amyloid-Beta-Induced Cerebrovascular Dysfunction of Alzheimer's DiseaseSponsor: Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, FAANS
Michael Ivan, MD NREF/Section on Tumors Research FellowUniversity of California, San Francisco Neurological SurgeryProject Title: The Role of EMR Proteins in Glioma PathogenesisSponsor: Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhD, FAANS
Adam M. Sonabend, MD NREF Research FellowColumbia University Medical CenterProject Title: Evolution Following Treatment in Glioblastoma: A Predictable Phenomenon or Pure ChaosSponsor: Peter Canoll, MD, PhD; and Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FAANS, FACS
A beneficiary of the NREF’s Annual Fundraising Campaign, the research grant program is funded partly by donations from members of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), hospitals, medical groups and the general public. The funding for this year’s grant also is provided by the following specialty groups and medical device companies: Biomet Microfixation; Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.; the AANS/CNS Joint Section for Pediatric Neurosurgery; the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors; the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves; the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section; and the American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AAcNS).
“The NREF is most grateful to its donors — neurosurgeons, lay benefactors and corporate partners — for their gifts, which support these outstanding young investigators,” says NREF Chair Griffith Harsh IV, MD, FAANS.
The NREF facilitates research funding opportunities as a means to make advances in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions such as brain tumors, strokes and spinal disorders. Applications for the grant were reviewed by the NREF’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). Once submissions were evaluated, the SAC provided funding recommendations to the NREF’s Executive Council.
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About the NREFFounded by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) in 1981, the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) is the premier foundation supporting neurosurgical research. It supports neurosurgical residents and young neurosurgical faculty in North America conducting basic science, patient-oriented clinical, and outcomes research. This NREF-supported research — on neurosurgical disorders ranging from brain tumors and epilepsy to spine disorders and Parkinson's Disease — seeks to improve patient care and quality of life through advances in disorder diagnosis and treatment. For more information about the NREF, please visit https://www.aans.org/NREF.aspx.
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