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.
2023 Research Awards
Gary Becker Young Investigator Award
- Resmi Ann Charalel, MD, MPH
Excellence in Innovation
- Yasushi Kimura, MD, Adjuvant Macrophage Repolarization to M1 Phenotype Augments Post-Ablation Local Tumor Control and Improves Overall Survival in a Murine Model of Bladder Tumors
Research Scientist Award
- Grace Minesinger, Multidetector CT Guided Histotripsy—A Targeting Solution for Closed Bore Imaging Systems
- Joe Whitehead, Interleaved Angiography for Simultaneous Acquisition of Vessel Morphology and Blood Velocity Quantification
- Allan John Barcena, Bioresorbable Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Loaded Electrospun Polymeric Scaffold Inhibits Neointima Hyperplasia in a Rat Model of Arteriovenous Fistula
- Erin Marie San Valentin, In Vivo Imaging of Novel Tungsten Nanoparticle and Polymer-Infused Resorbable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Porcine Model
Resident Research Award
- Avik Som, MD, PhD, Image Guided Intratumoral Cancer Vaccine to Treat Metastatic Immunotherapy Resistant Cancer with and without Cryoablation
- Pedram Keshavarz, MD, Endoportal RFA Followed by Stent Implantation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Thrombosis: Feasibility and Clinical Outcomes
- Jim Zhong, MD, Transhepatic or Transperitoneal Approach for Cholecystostomy? Results of the United Kingdom Multicentre Retrospective Audit of Cholecystostomy and Further Interventions (MACAFI) Study
- Andrew Richardson, MD, MBA, Prostate Artery Embolization—Single Center Experience of 1000 Patients with Short, Mid, and Long Term Follow Up
Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award
- Stephen Worrell, Texture Analysis of Sub-Massive Pulmonary Embolism to Predict Mechanical Thrombectomy Success
- Vishwaarth Vijayakumar, Characterization of Intratumor Heterogeneity in a Porcine Hepatocellular Carcinoma Model
- Jared Alswang, Five-Year Update on the Tanzania IR Initiative: Creating a Sustainable Foundation for IR Services and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Kartikeya Menon, Radioembolization Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Compared to Radioembolization Plus Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
