History
NRF History
NeuroSurgical Research Foundation founded in 1963 by Dr Trevor Dinning
Presidents of the NRF
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| Sir Leonard Lindon 1964 - 1965 |
Dr Douglas McKay 1965 - 1982 |
Dr Trevor Dinning |
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| Prof Donald Simpson 1993 - 2004 |
Dr Brian North 2004 - current |
NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research |
NRF Paediatric Research |
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| Prof Nigel Jones 1992 - 2004 |
Prof Robert Vink 2004 - current |
Dr Amal Abou-Hamden 2010 |
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Achievements over 45 years 1963 – 2012
The NRF has funded over $4.3m dollars of neurosurgical research
| 1963 - 1987 | Grants of $90,000 were awarded throughout Australia |
| 1992 | Established the NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research at the University of Adelaide |
| 1993 - 2003 | Grants of $440,705 were awarded throughout Australia |
| 2004 |
The NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research was funded by a permanent endowment of $1.8 million from the NRF |
| 2008 | A total of $1,000,000 is achieved towards the Abbie Simpson Clinical Fellowship. This is the second academic position to be endowed by the NRF |
| 2004 - 2011 | Grants of $684,000 were awarded throughout Australia |
| 2010 | Established Paediatric Research Appeal raising $500,000 |
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