Maike Frye, currently a Postdoc at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, under the supervision of Taija Mäkinen, received a travel award from LE&RN to attend the 2016 Gordon Research Conference in Lymphatics held in Ventura, CA. We asked Maike to share her thoughts on that experience with us

Reema Davis, currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, under the supervision of Dr. Kathleen Caron, received a travel award from LE&RN to attend the 2016 Gordon Research Conference in Lymphatics held in Ventura, CA. We asked Reema to share her

Antoine Louveau, currently a research scientist at the University of Virginia, under the supervision of Dr. Jonathan Kipnis received a travel award from LE&RN to attend the 2016 Gordon Research Conference in Lymphatics held in Ventura, CA. We asked Antoine to share his thoughts on that

Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani, currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, under the supervision of Tanya Petrova, received a travel award from LE&RN to attend the 2016 Gordon Research Conference in Lymphatics held in

On March 3, 2016, the United States Senate unanimously passed S.Res 389, declaring March 6, 2016, the first annual World Lymphedema Day. Ths Resolution was sponsored by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. Senator Chuck Grassley co-sponsored. Watch the historic moment on C-Span.

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pictured: Amy Greene and Dave Glover

Amy Greene, co-Chair of LE&RN's Missouri Chapter, made us all proud when she was interviewed by The Dave Glover Show in St. Louis yesterday. Amy educated the radio program's hosts and their listeners about what lymphedema is, who gets it, and what it

photo credit: Connie Archibald; the writer (right) is pictured with her daughter Christiana

by Connie Archibald

I am the mother of a daughter diagnosed with primary lymphedema at the age of 22.  I have been researching and following the progress in awareness and education that has been

On March 23, at a session in conjunction with the Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics in Ventura, CA, LE&RN Spokesperson and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates will present LE&RN's 2016 Wendy Chaite Leadership Award to Prof. Melody Swartz of the Institute for Molecular

On March 23, at a session in conjunction with the Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics in Ventura, CA, LE&RN Spokesperson and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates will present LE&RN's 2016 Wendy Chaite Leadership Award to Dr. Karina Yaniv of the Weizmann Institute. (Dr. Yaniv is

LE&RN recently welcomed the LE&RN India Chapter. Below is a message from Chapter Chair Arun Rekha. LE&RN India honored World Lymphedema Day at the AIIMS Surgical Conference in New Dehli on March 6. LE&RN Executive Director William Repicci joined them through a pre-recorded video message.