Lymphatic Education
& Research Network

There are so many reasons to love LE&RN and to support LE&RN's mission at year-end.

10. Advocacy. LE&RN’s National Lobby Days brings advocates from around the country to Washington, DC where lawmakers are asked to support increased National Institutes of Health (NIH) lymphatic research

Pengchun Yu, currently a research trainee under the supervision of Dr. Michael Simons at Yale University, received a travel award from LE&RN to attend the 20th International Vascular Biology Meeting (IVBM) in Helsinki, Finland. We asked Pengchun to share his thoughts on that experience with

A guest blog post by Allison Brandt Anbari, Ph.D., R.N., 2018 LE&RN/Lymph Notes Therapist Scholarship Award Winner.

What made you choose a career in therapy?

I became a registered nurse in 2004 and I completed my Ph.D. in Nursing in May 2017. I now work as an Assistant Research Professor at

Ninth annual New York #LymphWalk celebrates groundbreaking victory in New York State

Gus Ipsen (office of NYS Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, and pictured above with Rosenthal and William Repicci) was honored with a LE&RN Advocate Award at the November 10 New York #LymphWalk in Prospect

Join LE&RN on December 4, 2018, at 12 noon EST (11am CST, 10am MST, 9am PST) for this free Livestream Symposium, "The Key to Success for Lymphedema Products and Insurance Coverage." To attend, simply visit our Livestream event page on the day of the event. If you would like to participate in

Jennifer Gachiri was excited to do her second 5K of the year in beautiful Prospect Park and hoping to do well. She did more than well. She was the first female to finish the race!

She also didn't realize that, before the day was over, she would have new friends and dedication to an important

A guest blog post by Ala Tocila.

I would like to share my son's primary lymphedema (LE) story. Tristan is a six-year-old boy with primary LE, which has affected his left side of his body and his right foot. We live in Alberta, Calgary, Canada.

Tristan has had three surgeries in Paris,

Click here for the online press release and downloadable pdf.

NEW YORK, NY – October 24, 2018 – LE&RN and its New York State Chapter will host the ninth annual New York Run/Walk to Fight Lymphedema & Lymphatic Diseases on Saturday, November 10, in beautiful Prospect Park, Brooklyn, at the

A guest blog post by Janice Paredes- Alvarez, PT, 2018 LE&RN/Lymph Notes Therapist Scholarship Award Winner

What made you choose a career in therapy?
Participating in medical missions when I was growing up in my home country inspired me to pursue a profession of helping. I chose to be in the