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LE&RN looks to new Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for LD research & LE insurance

January 2021

LE&RN 2014 NY Walk: (l-r) LE&RN CEO William Repicci, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes, LE&RN Board Chair Philip Braginsky

LE&RN congratulates long-standing lymphatic disease advocate United States Senator Chuck Schumer as he assumes his new role as Senate Majority

COVID-19 and the Lymphatic Disease Community

March 2020

Dear friends and advocates,

With the advent of COVID-19, the world finds itself in the midst of a pandemic. Those with lymphatic disease understand this dynamic all too well. You have been living in the midst of a lymphedemic that has largely been ignored. However, thanks to our community’s

Attention lymphatic researchers: We need your help to create a lymphatic researcher database for NIH

September 2019

Dear Lymphatic Researcher,

As I said in the e-mail that kicked off this series, without a Lymphatic Institute or Center at NIH, there is no single clearinghouse for lymphatic research. Instead of answering requests for lymphatic research proposals, many apply for grants

Renewed Call to Lymphatic Researchers to serve on NIH Study Sections

September 2019

Dear Lymphatic Researcher,

One of the longstanding requests of lymphatic researchers is that NIH Study Sections reviewing lymphatic grant applications include reviewers with an expertise in the associated area of lymphatics. LE&RN has been working with NIH to address this

Position Opening: NIH Health Scientist Administrator (HSA), also known as an NIH Program Officer

September 2019

Dear Lymphatic Researchers,

NIH has confirmed an opening to back-fill the position enabling the lymphatic extramural research portfolio. They are looking for applicants with expertise in lymphatic research who may be interested in applying for this position.

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Important information for LE and LD researchers from LE&RN

September 2019

Above photo: LE&RN President & CEO William Repicci (third from right) and Tim Padera, Ph.D. (far right) pictured with the staff of National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI).

Dear Lymphatic Researchers,

Growing the lymphatic research portfolio at the National

Lymphatic researchers support LE&RN’s request for U.S. Senate fund increases

June 2019

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and other advocates,

At the recent LE&RN/NAVBO-sponsored Lymphatic Forum in Austin, TX, LE&RN asked researchers to join the fight for expanded research funding. In response, over 100 attending researchers heeded the call to action and signed a

LE&RN heads to D.C. with over 140 advocates; support our efforts from home

March 2019

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and Advocates,

This week, over 140 advocates from across the United States will descend on Washington, D.C., to muster legislative support for increased funding of lymphatic research at NIH and the DoD. We will meet with the Veterans Administration to discuss

Seeking Military Personnel with LE Related to Burn Pits in Iraq/Afghanistan

March 2019

Photo Credit: Cpl. Teagan Fredericks, United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and Advocates,

LE&RN is fighting to get the Department of Defense and Veteran’s Administration to drastically increase its research and services impacting military personnel. We

LE&RN applauds passage of groundbreaking LE education bill in New York State

October 2018

Pictured above: NYS Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, LE&RN President and CEO William Repicci, and LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates.

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and allies,

On October 2, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a first-in-the-nation Act, authored by LE&RN. The public health

From President & CEO, William Repicci

Dear Lymphatic Researcher, As I said in the e-mail that kicked off this series, without a Lymphatic Institute or Center at NIH, there is no single clearinghouse for lymphatic research. Instead of answering requests for lymphatic research proposals, many apply for grants

Dear Lymphatic Researcher, One of the longstanding requests of lymphatic researchers is that NIH Study Sections reviewing lymphatic grant applications include reviewers with an expertise in the associated area of lymphatics. LE&RN has been working with NIH to address this

Dear Lymphatic Researchers,

NIH has confirmed an opening to back-fill the position enabling the lymphatic extramural research portfolio. They are looking for applicants with expertise in lymphatic research who may be interested in applying for this position. As

Above photo: LE&RN President & CEO William Repicci (third from right) and Tim Padera, Ph.D. (far right) pictured with the staff of National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI). Dear Lymphatic Researchers, Growing the lymphatic research portfolio at the National

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and other advocates, At the recent LE&RN/NAVBO-sponsored Lymphatic Forum in Austin, TX, LE&RN asked researchers to join the fight for expanded research funding. In response, over 100 attending researchers heeded the call to action and signed a

Photo Credit: Cpl. Teagan Fredericks, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and Advocates, LE&RN is fighting to get the Department of Defense and Veteran’s Administration to drastically increase its research and services impacting military personnel. We

Pictured above: NYS Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, LE&RN President and CEO William Repicci, and LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates.

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and allies, On October 2, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a first-in-the-nation Act, authored by LE&RN. The public health

Dear Lymphatic Researcher,

As I said in the e-mail that kicked off this series, without a Lymphatic Institute or Center at NIH, there is no single clearinghouse for lymphatic research. Instead of answering requests for lymphatic research proposals, many apply for grants

Dear Lymphatic Researcher,

One of the longstanding requests of lymphatic researchers is that NIH Study Sections reviewing lymphatic grant applications include reviewers with an expertise in the associated area of lymphatics. LE&RN has been working with NIH to address this

NIH has confirmed an opening to back-fill the position enabling the lymphatic extramural research portfolio. They are looking for applicants with expertise in lymphatic research who may be interested in applying for this position.

As

Above photo: LE&RN President & CEO William Repicci (third from right) and Tim Padera, Ph.D. (far right) pictured with the staff of National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI).

Dear Lymphatic Researchers,

Growing the lymphatic research portfolio at the National

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and other advocates,

At the recent LE&RN/NAVBO-sponsored Lymphatic Forum in Austin, TX, LE&RN asked researchers to join the fight for expanded research funding. In response, over 100 attending researchers heeded the call to action and signed a

Photo Credit: Cpl. Teagan Fredericks, United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and Advocates,

LE&RN is fighting to get the Department of Defense and Veteran’s Administration to drastically increase its research and services impacting military personnel. We

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members and allies,

On October 2, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a first-in-the-nation Act, authored by LE&RN. The public health