b'2024 Review prepared by the Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) incollaboration with the Lymphatic Research Community for distribution to: Advance Research Projects Agency for Health (APRP-H) Renee Wegrzyn, Ph.D., DirectorCenters for Disease Control and PreventionChronic DiseaseEducation and Awareness (CDC/CDEA) Lisa Richardson, M.D., MPH, Division Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Kurt Greenlund, Ph.D., Chief, Epidemiology and Surveillance BranchNational Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI) Strategic Vision Refresh Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., DirectorNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Colleen Dundas, M.P.H., Public Liaison OfficerNational Institutes of Health (NIH) National Commission for Lymphatic Diseases Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., DirectorPeer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)/ Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) at US Army Cecilia Dupecher, Ph.D. Program ManagerSince 1998, the mission of the Lymphatic Education & Research Network(LE&RN) has been to fight lymphatic diseases through education, research, and advocacy. We seek to accelerate the prevention, treatments, and cures for lymphedema, lipedema, lymphatic anomalies, and the continuum of lymphatic diseases. The lymphatic research field is at a turning point. For the first time in history, four federal public health agencies are focused on lymphatic biology and disease. These agencies and their leaders can take an unprecedented leap toward revolutionizing global health through their individual and collaborative actions.The LE&RN community looks forward to playing its role in facilitating the communication between researchers and federal agencies to this end.William Repicci, President & CEO We thank the global lymphatic research community who collaborated to createthis document. We also thank the National Institutes of Health, who hosted the2022 research workshop, Yet to Be Charted: Lymphatic System in Health and Disease, and all of the presenters who identified knowledge gaps and opportunities in lymphatic disease research that are included in this document. |Gaps in the Field of Lymphatic Research|2024 Update|1'