The gift of science Celebrating the SIR Foundation Gala
SIR Foundation extends its thanks to all who attended the 2024 SIR Foundation Gala in Salt Lake City.
The gala supports SIR Foundation’s mission of advancing scientific knowledge, increasing the number of skilled investigators, and developing innovative therapies that lead to improved patient care and quality of life. By attending, members directly impact the future of science and the next generation of IR.
Throughout the evening, SIR Foundation successfully raised an additional $70,000 through their text-to-give campaign. This was the highest grossing gala SIR Foundation has ever held. This money goes toward funding the future of IR through grants opportunities and promotes research and mentorship within the field. A very special thank you to all the CAP partners who sponsored this event: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Merit Medical and Penumbra at the Platinum level; BD at the Gold level; Siemens Healthineers and Varian at the Silver level; and Argon, Cook Medical Guerbet, Inari and Trisalus at the Bronze level.
During the Gala, John Lipman, MD, FSIR, was congratulated on receiving the Frederick S. Keller, MD, Philanthropy Award for his generous donation to uterine fibroid research, which he announced at last year’s gala.
“There’s been very little fibroid research, despite the fact that it impacts a huge number of women—African-American women in particular,” said Dr. Lipman. “I made my donation because I wanted to do my best to make an impact where I could … The recognition isn’t something I thought of when giving my gift, but I do hope that this will inspire other IRs, especially private-practice IRs like me, to do what they can.”
This year’s gala featured the EMBOLIZE Trial, co-sponsored by SIR Foundation and The VIVA Foundation, with support from Penumbra.
To learn more about SIR Foundation and the programs the gala supports, visit
sirfoundation.org/get-funded.
26 IRQ | SPRING 2024
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