SIR Foundation is dedicated to advancing the clinical needs of interventional radiology by specializing in developing investigators trained in conducting basic and clinical trials research, which provides the foundation for innovative therapies delivered through image-guided techniques. The foundation expands the innovative field of interventional radiology through research that contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge; training of skilled investigators; and development of new devices, better medications and enhanced procedures.
Every year SIR Foundation’s award program recognizes outstanding achievements in research and innovation. The 2023 research awards will be presented at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 6.
Learn more about SIR Foundation awards.
2024 Research Awards
Gary Becker Young Investigator Award
- Dania Daye, MD, PhD, “Beyond MELD Score: Association of Machine Learning-derived CT Body Composition with 90-Day Mortality Post Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement”
Excellence in Innovation
- Jacob Fleming, MD, “A Prospective Open-label Multi-center Study of Nucleus Pulposus Allograft Supplementation in Patients with Lumbar Discogenic Pain: A 35-patient Pilot Study”
Research Scientist Award
- Mohammad Mirza-aghazadeh-Attari, “Unlocking Multiomics: Radiomics Feature Analysis for Early Recurrence Prediction Following Ablative Interventions in Early and Very Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 1786 Patients”
- Archana Mishra, “In Vivo Monitoring of Splenocyte Trafficking Mediated by Fluorescent Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles”
- Chen Guo, “An Injectable On-Demand Dissolvable (IODD) Hydrogel for Selected Vascular Embolization”
- Sanghee Lee, “Enhanced Combinational Immuno-Irreversible Electroporation Ablation Therapy Using Highly Conductive Metal Nanofilms for the Treatment of HCC”
Resident Research Award
- Xiao Wu, MD, “Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Resection, Ablation and Radiation Segmentectomy for Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma ≤ 3 cm with Curative Intent”
- Neil Jain, DO, “Prospective Analysis of Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for Knee Osteoarthritis: Is There a Predictor of Outcomes? Six-Month Follow-up Update”
- Varun Singh, MD, “Development of an Immunoisolated Endovascular Islet Cell Stent to Treat Type I Diabetes Mellitus”
- Austin Pourmoussa, MA, “Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease”
Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award
- Katrina Falk, “Characterization of Shifts in the Histotripsy Treatment Zone When Treating Through Ribs in an Ex Vivo Transcostal Model”
- Abinaya Ramakrishnan, “Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Between Rheolytic Thrombectomy and Large Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy for the Treatment of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis”
- Christine Yoon, “A Web-Based Tool for Quantifying Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Curvature to Predict Future Thrombosis”
- Ryan Tang, “MR-HIFU Ablation of Pediatric Osteoid Osteoma: Final Results of Pilot Trial”
