2008 Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award

The Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award promotes excellence in academic research for members early in their careers. This award honors the founding editor of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) by recognizing the importance of the young investigator in developing the interventional solutions for the future.

• Abstract Submission Deadline:
  Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:00 PM ET
  http://www.call4abstracts.com/sir
• Accepted abstract authors must send completed scientific manuscript to the JVIR at www.editorialmanager.com/jvir by Friday, January 4, 2008. Select Young Investigator Award for the Article Type during online manuscript submission.
• Online applications must be submitted at http://app.formassembly.com/forms/view/1627 by Friday, January 4, 2008
• Department Chair or Fellowship Director letter of support attesting that the work is the primary effort of the applicant must be submitted online at http://app.formassembly.com/forms/view/4612 by Friday, January 4, 2008

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In 1990, the SIR Foundation established the Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award as a way to recognize promising young practitioners of interventional medicine early in their careers and encourage their pursuit of academic careers. Each year an author of the most outstanding clinical science research paper submitted for presentation at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting receives this distinguished award. Previous Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award Recipients 2006 - Michael Kuo, MD 2005 - Thomas Jahnke, MD 2004 – Kamran Ahrar, MD 2003 – Kevin Baskin, MD 2002 – Daniel Sze, MD 2001 – David Kallmes, MD 2000 – Jeff Geschwind, MD 1999 – Stephen T. Kee, MD 1998 – Kenneth Moresco , MD 1997 – Michael J. Hallisey, MD 1996 – Richard Shlansky-Goldberg, MD 1995 – Gregory S. Berkey, MD 1994 – Dean A. Nakamoto, MD 1993 – Yonghua Dong, MD 1992 – Moni Stein, MD 1991 - Douglas C. B. Redd, MD 1990 – Max P. Rosen, MD