LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates will testify on April 9, 2019, at 2:50pm before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Livestreaming begins at 2:00pm. View the Livestream here or on Youtube.

Join LE&RN on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 12pm EDT (11am CDT, 10am MDT, 9am PDT) for this free Livestream symposium, "Meningeal lymphatics in brain’s health and disease," presented by Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D.

For more information and to join us on the day of the event, just visit LE&RN's Livestream event page.

Chapters, Supporting Members, and Advocates around the globe pulled out all the stops to raise awareness in celebration of World Lymphedema Day. 

From Hawaii to Japan there were iconic buildings, bridges, and homes lit in teal; informational tables were present at hospitals, marathons, and

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

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

Grant Description: The Lymphatic Education and Research Network (LE&RN) and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) recognize the importance of fostering the development of surgeon scientists prepared to undertake innovative research in lymphedema and microsurgery. Both

Click here for the online press release and a downloadable pdf.

4th annual World Lymphedema Day expands to more cities, states, and countries.

NEW YORK, NY – February 18, 2019 – The Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) launched World Lymphedema Day in 2016 with a petition to the

In January 2019, LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates appeared on Dr. Phil to talk about her amazing career, surviving cancer, her struggle with lymphedema, and her powerful activism on behalf of the LE and LD communities. Watch the full episode here:

Lodging and Hotel

We are pleased to have partnered with the following hotels for special Courtesy Room Rates 3.28.19 - 3.31.19. Please note that each hotel has a limited number of rooms available, and they are on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests need to call each hotel directly, as

Dr. S. R. Narahari, MD, DVD, is head of the Institute of Applied Dermatology, a clinic based in Kasaragod, Kerala, India. From January 14–17, 2019, the Institute hosted the 9th annual Colloquium on Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine for Lymphatic Filariasis and other Chronic Dermatoses.