What is it? The Laurence R. Meyerson and Deborah L. Faiman Spinal Surgery Resident/Fellow Travel Award provides $2000 toward the cost of travel and registration for a resident or fellow to attend a scientific meeting. It has been generously funded by Dr. Meyerson and Ms. Faiman, a medical research philanthropist, who have interests in biological psychiatry, addiction, neurodegenerative diseases, stem cell research, and seizure disorders.

 
Who is eligible? Any full-time spine resident or fellow in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF.

 
How do you apply? By sending a grant request to the spine fellowship co-director, Praveen Mummaneni, MD. Requests may be sent c/o Kelly Murphy, assistant to Dr. Mummaneni, via e-mail at murphyk@neurosurg.ucsf.edu.