Ljuba Ponomarev, currently a Ph.D. student at KU Leuven (Belgium), under the supervision of Prof. An Zwijsen, received a Travel Award from LE&RN to attend the GRC Conference on Lymphatics in early March 2020 in Ventura, CA. We asked Ljuba to share her thoughts on that experience with us and
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Simon Stritt, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Uppsala University (Sweden), under the supervision of Prof. Taija Mäkinen received a Travel Award from LE&RN to attend the GRC Conference on Lymphatics in early March 2020 in Ventura, CA. We asked Simon to share his thoughts on that experience
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Photo: Mary Anne Stull with first grandchild, Taryn. All photos used with the permission of John and Mary Anne Stull.
LE&RN recently received an inspiring note from long-term supporters, John and Mary Anne Stull. They kindly agreed to let us share their story, written by John, here.
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Join LE&RN for this free online Symposium presented by Philip J. Budge, M.D., Ph.D. Register at this link.
Dr. Budge is an infectious diseases physician and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. His primary research interest is the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and
A guest blog post by Kirk R. Cowardbéy, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CSWS, FMT-C. This is a 9-minute read.
NOTE: This article contains graphic images of wounds.
Imagine having lymphedema and going from one therapist’s office to another in search of proper wound care. You hope to find someone with the
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photo: Rep. Ted Lieu (CA) and Kathy Bates at LE&RN Lobby Days 2019
LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates led a call to Rep. Ted Lieu (CA) on Thursday, August 13, 2020, along with LE&RN's DC staff and CEO. We thank Rep. Lieu for championing language in the FY2021 House Appropriations Bill that would
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Join New York Chapter Member Tina Himaya for a reprise of her popular show What About Us? Living With Lymphedema. This will be broadcast on Zoom (and simultaneously on LE&RN's Facebook page) on Friday, August 21, at 7:00pm.
What About Us? Living with Lymphedema brings you Tina's story, from
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We thank all the activists who joined us for the August 11 webinar to prepare for National Action Week. If you missed it, you can watch the recording by clicking the image above or by visiting LE&RN's Youtube channel.
What's next:
The Centers of Excellence 2020 Summit, State-of-the-Art Lymphatic Medicine, will be entirely online, October 2-3, 2020, and will highlight presentations from each of LE&RN's newly designated Comprehensive and Network Centers of Excellence.
The Summit is hosted by Stanford University School
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