Lymphatic Education
& Research Network

"LE&RN and its members have been advocating to unlock the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) so that lymphatic researchers can apply for research funding through this program that dispenses nearly $400 million in grants annually. We have made our case that

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

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

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

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