LE&RN E-news, 2023
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LE&RN E-news, 2022
Michelle Donnelly tells her story for LE&RN’s Annual Appeal
LE&RN recently spoke to Michelle Donnelly, a young woman in the UK living with lymphatic disease. We asked her to tell us what it's like to live with a lymphatic disease, and why it's important to support LE&RN.
After numerous tests, surgeries, and years of no answers, Michelle was finally
Interview with James Russell
Long Island-born James Russell is a teacher at Clarkstown South High School in Rockland County, NY. Russell graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College, received a Masters in Social Studies Education from NYU, and another Masters Degree in Education. Unlike many other people with
Read More >Will Miles Tells His Story for LE&RN’s Annual Appeal
Will Miles is a young man living with lymphatic disease. We asked him to tell us what it's like to live with primary lymphedema and to encourage you to give to our annual appeal.
My name is Will Miles and I’m a 25-year-old from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. When I was 5 years old, I
Read More >Interview with Michael W. Masters
Michael W. Masters is Founder/Portfolio Manager/Chief Investment Officer of Masters Capital Management and the primary investor and CEO of Celltaxis LLC. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he was an All-American swimmer. Masters feels the discipline of swimming helped him
Read More >Research Alert: LE/LD included in DOD PRMRP $370M+ Funding Opportunities
Dear Researchers and LE&RN Advocates,
We have news of enormous consequence to both researchers and the patient community. Thanks to lobbying efforts by LE&RN and its advocates, the Senate FY 2023 Appropriations bill includes “Lymphatic Diseases” and “Lymphedema” as diseases eligible for
Read More >Interview with Valentina Triacca and Marco Pisano of Lymphatica Medtech
Valentina Triacca, Ph.D., and Marco Pisano, Ph.D, eMBA, are co-founders of Lymphatica Medtech, a medical device development company based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The company is a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and of the Lausanne University Hospital
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4th International Conference on Rare Diseases (RARE2022)
The 4th International Conference on Rare Diseases will be held December 7-8, 2022.
RARE2022 will follow on from the success of its predecessors, continuing to address the challenges of Rare Diseases. The conference will expand on “generic topics”, such as:
The role of whole genome
2021 LE&RN/Lymphnotes U.S. Lymphedema Therapist Scholarship winners: Jennifer Kanyuch and Sarah Huot
My name is Jennifer Kanyuch and I am a Physical Therapist Assistant in Grass Valley, CA. I graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a PT Assistant degree from Central Ohio Technical College. I currently work in an outpatient PT clinic, which specializes in
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