On June 10, 2017, LE&RN awarded 18 Travel and 5 Research Poster Awards to young researchers who attended the Lymphatic Forum in Chicago. The conference featured a full day of clinical and new treatment presentations, including potential drug therapies. We celebrate this next generation of

The LE&RN/LymphNotes U.S. Lymphedema Therapist Scholarship was established to meet the need for additional lymphedema therapists in the United States. Scholarships are awarded annually in honor of writer and lymphedema advocate Ann Ehrlich who initiated the awards in 2013. Despite increasing

Catharine Bowman is an undergraduate student, studying Health Sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. In 2007, Catharine’s mother was diagnosed with secondary lymphedema. From the 10th grade (2014), Catharine has worked in the laboratory of Dr. Pierre Yves von der Weid. At

Reema Biswas Davis, PhD, currently a postdoc at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, under the supervision of Kathleen Caron, PhD, received a Travel Award from LE&RN to attend the 2017 Lymphatics Forum in Chicago. We asked Reema to share her thoughts on that experience with us and to

Andreea Milasan, currently a PhD student at the Montreal Heart Institute affiliated with Université de Montreal in Montreal, CA, and under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Martel, received a Travel Award from LE&RN to attend the 2017 Lymphatics Forum in Chicago. We asked Andreea Milasan to

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Join LE&RN for The Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat/Ketogenic Way of Eating for Lymphatic Disorders, a free Livestream Symposium presented by Dr. Eric Westman on July 11, 2017, at 11am EDT, 10am CDT, 9am MDT, and 8am

Owens family, pictured clockwise from left: Joshua,Tralisia, Burt, and Jonathan

A guest blog post by Burt Owens, dad to Joshua Owens.

My son's name is Joshua Owens. He was born on November 27, 2001, and is now 15. 

Josh had been playing sports since third grade. One evening after football

Amy Tian received a 2017 Poster Award at the Lymphatic Forum in Chicago. We asked Dr. Tian to share with our Supporting Members some thoughts on her career, on lymphatic research, and on the Forum. Supporting Members make LE&RN research awards possible. Become a Supporting Member today.

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For a limited time, LE&RN will provide free copies of the newly released book Let’s Talk Lymphoedema: The Essential Guide to Everything You Need to Know, by Gemma Levine and Professor Peter Mortimer, published by Elliott & Thompson, to new Supporting Members at the $18/month or $200/year