External Deadline: June 2022 Internal Deadline: May 9, 2022
Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for the Ernest Ring Grant, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than May 9, 2022, at 11:59 PM.
Budget: Up to $100,000 ($50,000 a year for 2 years)
Number of Applications: 1 application from WCM (not including Ithaca)
Program Description:
This funding mechanism is intended to provide support to junior interventional radiology faculty members early in their academic careers to allow time for the conduct of research. The goal of this grant is to have the recipient subsequently obtain additional funding from other peer-reviewed sources, (e.g., NIH).
Examples of Research Topics:
Projects may include but are not limited to topics such as:
- Investigating the role of SVC stenting in oncologic patients
- Investigating the role of systemic immunotherapy in primary metastatic liver disease
- Can intraprocedural imaging/monitoring determine the therapeutic effect of the intervention?
- What is the role of IR interventions in breast cancer?
- Comparing IR for spine interventions for pain to external beam radiation with a particular focus on length of stay
- The use of IVUS in chronic limb ischemia
- Advanced interventions for limb preservation i.e., Deep Vein Arterialization (DvA) in limb preservation and angiographic/clinical endpoints
- Role of ultrasound imaging in AV access stenosis diagnosis and interventions
- Renal Tumor Interventions-> new indications and expansion
- Identification of intervention and improvements for treatment of non-thrombotic iliac vein lesions
- What are the best interventions for superficial vein disease? (thermal vs. non-thermal)
- Develop an education tool for all potential UFE treatments that provide outreach to the communities in increasing payment and quality initiatives
- Evaluate all imaging criteria with pathology and symptoms to establish non-invasive imaging classification system
- Define mechanisms of actions for embolic interventions using animal/preclinical studies
- Utilizing existing nationwide and local data to evaluate and confirm IRs perceived dogma as “quicker, safer, better”
- Evaluate procedural variables such as (fluoroscopy dose, contrast load, procedure time, etc.) across IR in different practice environments, as well as between specialties
See the Foundation website for details.
Eligibility
• Full-time faculty members at the assistant professor level at the time of application
• Candidate must hold an MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree
• Applicants must be within the first five years of their initial faculty appointment after having completed all formal training.
• Applicants should have not yet been recognized as independent investigators or recipients of major grant support (i.e., current grants exceeding $50,000).
• Applicants must have a minimum of 30% dedicated research time.
• Applications will be accepted from citizens of the United States or Canada or those who have permanent resident status therein. Permanent residents must submit documentation of their status. If an applicant is at an institution in the US or Canada and is on a visa, a letter from the department chair guaranteeing completion of the project will be required.
• Support from the applicant’s chair is required. In addition, the applicant must have a mentor who will guide and supervise the proposed research. The mentor should have documented research interests and accomplishments in the applicant’s research area and must hold a position at the assistant professor level or higher.
• Grant recipients will not be eligible for concurrent support through other SIR Foundation Research Grants. SIR Foundation will not accept applications that are essentially the same as one already reviewed and funded through another organization. There can be no scientific overlap.
Application Requirements
WCM is limited to submitting 1 nominee. Due to this limitation an internal selection process will be coordinated. Chairpersons/Division Heads may submit no more than two nominations from their department/division. Note: Chairs/Division Heads submitting more than one nomination must comment on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two nominees. The same comment should be repeated in both nomination letters. Margins should be at least one inch and font size no less than 11 point.
- One-two page letter of nomination detailing why the candidate should be considered;
- Two-page description of the candidate's proposed research. References may be included on an additional page/s;
- NIH Style Biographical sketch with other support page (5-page maximum). Due to limited space, you can supply a link to your full list of publications; and
- List of current grants (include abstracts, specific aims, and indicate if there is any overlap).
Submit the items listed above here no later than May 9, 2022, at 11:59 PM in the order listed as one PDF document using the naming convention PI last name-first initial_ErnestGrant-2023.pdf (see example below).
Example: Smith-J_ErnestGrant-2023.pdf
- Radiology
- Faculty
- Junior Faculty