Awards & Scholars

Research Scholars

IAUA/Sakti Das, MD Research Scholar Endowment Fund

Arjun Sivaraman, MBBS, MCH

Congratulations Dr. Sivaraman for being awarded the 2016-2017 Research Scholar under the IAUA/Sakti Das, MD Research Scholar Endowment Fund. Project Title: “Functional outcomes and thermal exposure of the vital structures during MR-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation of prostate cancer”

Learn more about Dr. Sivaraman’s project.

In May 2014, the IAUA Board unanimously agreed to, in conjunction with the AUA and Urology Care Foundation, establish the IAUA/Sakti Das, MD Research Scholar Endowment Fund. IAUA leaders both past and present agreed to personally contribute and raise funds to support the endowment, and the IAUA membership agreed to provide an IAUA matching grant to complete the $250,000 required for the endowment program.

The total $1.5 million endowment for each fund will generate income to support an annual grant for the scholar enhanced by an institutional match of that same annual amount.

IAUA/Anupam Ted Kedia Research Scholar Endowment Fund

Vijay Samineni, PhD

Congratulations to Dr. Samineni for being awarded the 2015-2017 Research Scholar under the IAUA/Anupam Ted Kedia Research Scholar Endowment. Project Title: “Optogenetic Dissection of Cell Type-specific Roles in Bladder Pain”

Learn More about Dr. Samineni’s project.

In May 2014, Dr. Kedia graciously and generously offered to help the IAUA establish a new IAUA/Anupam Ted Kedia Research Scholar Endowment. This endowment fund will provide $40,000 per year for up to two years of MD or PhD training in urological research.

The total $1.5 million endowment for each fund will generate income to support an annual grant for the scholar enhanced by an institutional match of that same annual amount.