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2009 Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award Recipients

Application of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) in the Fibroid Literature. (Oral Presentation Abstract #87 to be presented Monday, March 9 at 11:24 am, Room 17A) - Marie E. Stevens, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Assessing Operator Performance During Simulated Ultrasound Guided Procedures. (Oral Presentation Abstract #142 to be presented Tuesday, March 10 at 10:12 am, Room 17A) - David M. Tabriz, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL

CAM/Ethiodol/PVA Chemoembolization of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma. (Oral Presentation Abstract #159 to be presented Tuesday, March 10 at 5:36 pm, Room 16A) - Marissa L. Albert, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Percutaneous Cryoablation for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Safety. (Oral Presentation Abstract #18 to be presented Sunday, March 8 at 11:27 am, Room 16B) - Ziga Cizman, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Thermochemical Ablation Hat Trick: Generating Acetic Acid, HCl, and Heat In Situ by Hydrolysis of the Electrophile Acetyl Chloride with Thermocouple, Infrared, Volumetric, and pH Studies in Ex Vivo Liver. (Oral Presentation Abstract #218 to be presented Wednesday, March 11 at 5:00 pm, Room 16A) - David A. Jahangir, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer to the Liver with Y90 Microspheres. (Oral Presentation Abstract #160 to be presented Tuesday, March 10 at 5:48 pm, Room 16A) - Saad M. Ibrahim, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

2009 Resident/Fellow Research Award Recipients

Chemoembolization vs Radioembolization: Comparison of Toxicity, Imaging Response and Long-term Outcomes in 100 TACE vs 104 Y90 Patients. (Oral Presentation Abstract #215 to be presented Wednesday, March 11 at 4:24 pm, Room 16A) - Ahsun Riaz, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Irreversible Electroporation (NanoKnife) in Treatment of Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumor: Preliminary Data. (Oral Presentation Abstract #70 to be presented Monday, March 9 at 10:00 am, Room 16B) - Edward W. Lee, MD, PhD, MSc, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Labor and Resource Utilization in Maintaining Hemodialysis AV Fistulae vs AV Grafts. (Oral Presentation Abstract #127 to be presented Tuesday, March 10 at 11:24 am, Room 16A) - Lee A. Coryell, MD, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

About the Awards

Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award Details and Submission Guidelines

The Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award recognizes high-quality research presented at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting by medical students. The purpose of the award is to introduce interested medical students to the greater interventional radiology community at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. Medical students in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year at an accredited medical school who have demonstrated an interest in interventional radiology as a career can apply for this award.

Resident/Fellow Research Award Details and Submission Guidelines

The Resident/Fellow Research Award is designed to provide radiology residents and interventional radiology fellows an opportunity to attend and present their scientific research at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. This research award recognizes high-quality research by trainees and exposes young researchers, who wish to further their career in interventional radiology, to the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting.

SIR Foundation is a scientific foundation dedicated to fostering research in interventional radiology for the purposes of advancing scientific knowledge, increasing the number of skilled investigators, and developing innovative therapies that lead to improved patient care and quality of life. The Foundation is committed to developing and enhancing innovative, minimally invasive, image-guided therapies from inception to mature clinical application and to conduct educational programs in the service of its mission.

The Foundation acknowledges that interventional radiology carries a rich tradition of developing innovations that improve modern patient care. Each year SIR Foundation proudly supports award programs that recognize outstanding achievements in research and innovation.