6. Our biomedical research
establishment, once the most
productive in the world, is on
the edge of collapse because
of lack of support. The chance
of getting a research grant is at
an all-time low.
David Greenberg, PhD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
9. If you don't have OREF then the future
generation of clinician scientists is lost. It's
gone.
My friends that I went to school with are
dropping left and right because there’s no
funding out there to keep them going.
It’s going to be the last man standing.
Ken Urish, MD, PhD
OREF Grant Recipient
10. OREF Supports Emerging Talent
We fill a critical need
when there are now so
few funding opportunities
for new orthopaedic
investigators
IntroductionThank you for the opportunity to speak(Positive comment on the parent organization and its relationship with OREF)Here to discuss the Orthopaedic Research and Education FoundationOREF exists to advance orthopaedics and ultimately improve patient care.OREF has a long history of supporting the best and brightest in orthopaedic research.For those not familiar with OREF, here’s what we do, in broad brush strokes.
OREF mentors new researchersThis is a hallmark of OREF, nurturing new researchers so that grants become a springboard to pursuing NIH funding.There is a critical need for this kind of support, and OREF is the only one filling this role.
OREF supports established researchersEqually important is supporting established researchers.Government funding for medical research is on the ropes.Industry support is drying up.Here, again, OREF fills a critical need.
OREF studies improve patient careUltimately, everything we do at OREF is in service to this goal.We want to advance orthopaedics through research so that orthopaedic surgeons can help patients live longer, healthier lives.
Rough economic climate over last several years has affected everyone.Researchers have fewer places to turn for funding.OREF donors, both corporate and individual, have felt the pinch.