Scholarship and Award Winners

Each year LE&RN gives a variety of scholarships to young lymphatic disease researchers, as well as therapists.  The following abbreviations can be found in the list below:  Gordon Research Conference - Lymphatics (GRC-L), Gordon Research Conference - Angiogenesis (GRC-A), Lymphatic Forum (LF), and Lymphedema (LE).

2024

Laszlo Balint - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Ryan Brown - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Kui Cui - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Brandon Dixon - 2024 LE&RN Career Achievement Award

Benjamin Kahn - 2024 GRC-L Poster Award

Pinji Lei - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Soumiya Pal - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Amanda Peluzzo - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Hans Schoofs - 2024 GRC-L Poster Award

Hans Schoofs - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Summer Simeroth - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Sanjay Sunil Kumar - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Aino Tedeton - 2024 GRC-L Poster Award

Yanna Tian - 2024 GRC-L Travel Award

Mikka Vikkula - 2024 LE&RN Lifetime Achievement Award

Kerstin Wilhelm-Jungling - 2024 GRC-L Top Poster Award

2023

Nada Ahmed - 2023 LF Travel Award

Peter Brothers - 2023 LF Travel Award

Krysta Bryars - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Bethany Burge - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Heidi Creed - 2023 LF Travel Award

Carley Cronen - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Jennifer Frattolin - 2023 LF Top Poster Award

Sydney Ginn - 2023 LF Travel Award

Marleen Gloger - 2023 GRC-A Poster Award

Liqing Huang - 2023 LF Travel Award

Donghyun Jeong - 2023 LF Poster Award

Keith Keane - 2023 LF Travel Award

Dongeon Kim - 2023 LF Poster Award

Sakurako Kobayashi - 2023 GRC-A Travel Award

Jorden Lane - 2023 LF Travel Award

Lauren Liebman - 2023 LF Travel Award

Sandra Machon - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Iwona Matthews - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Justin McDermott - 2023 LF Travel Award

Flavia Neto de Jesus - 2023 LF Travel Award

Victoria Osinski - 2023 LF Travel Award

Soumiya Pal - 2023 LF Travel Award

Brisa Palikuqi - 2023 GRC-A Top Poster Award

Delayna Paulson - 2023 LF Travel Award

Thien Phan - 2023 LF Travel Award

Daniela Pirri - 2023 GRC-A Poster Award

Mohammad Razavi - 2023 LF Travel Award

Casey Roy - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Young Jae Ryu - 2023 LF Travel Award

Sarah Schnabellehner - 2023 GRC-A Travel Award

Mary Schulz - 2023 LF Travel and Poster Award

Tamara Shih - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Robert Carson Sibley III - 2023 LF Travel Award

Neda Vishlaghi - 2023 LF Travel Award

Danielle Westendorf - 2023 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship


2022

Salli Antila - 2022 GRC-L Top Poster Award

Laszlo Balint - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Bailey Baumann - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Andrea Bowling - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Lauren Carey - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Kelly Chilson - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Victor Collado Diaz - 2022 GRC-L Poster Award

Michael Davis - 2022 LE&RN Lifetime Achievement Award

Brianna DeWitt - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Haley du Bois - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Jayne Gonda - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Kristi Harris - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Natasha Harvey - 2022 LE&RN Career Achievement Award

Katie Heath - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Allison Koranda - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Trevin Kurtanich - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Jorden Lane - 2022 GRC-L Poster Award

Eleftheria Michalaki - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Allison Neisen - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Nathan Nelson-Maney - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Meghan O'Melia - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Ege Ozkan Sackey - 2022 GRC-L Poster Award

Brisa Palikuqi - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Virginia Panara - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Milena Petkova - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Kerri Rossi - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Robert Sibley - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award

Tonya Strong - 2022 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Arushri Swarup - 2022 GRC-L Travel Award


2021

Elizabeth Allen - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Stephanie Baker - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Donna Batwin-Chonigman - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Jenna Bauman - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Sarah Huot - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Jennifer Kanyuch - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Paula Klafta - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Stephanie Struck - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Douglas Varenas - 2021 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

2020

Matthew Cribb - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Rafael Czepielewski - 2020 GRC-L Travel and Top Poster Award

Michael Detmar - 2020 LE&RN Lifetime Achievement Award

Magda Hernandez - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Sawan Jha - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Christina Karapouliou - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Yang Lee - 2020 GRC-L Poster Award

Xiaolei Liu - 2020 GRC-L Poster Award

Taija Makinen - 2020 LE&RN Career Achievement Award

Natalie Nielsen - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Anna Oszmiana - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Tatiana Petrova - 2020 LE&RN Career Achievement Award

Ljuba Ponomarev - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Simon Stritt - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

Maria Ulvmar - 2020 GRC-L Poster Award

Wenjing Xu - 2020 GRC-L Travel Award

2019

Laura Alderfer - 2019 LF Travel Award

Jorge A. Castorena-Gonzalez - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Boksik Cha - 2019 LF Travel Award

Tammy Cote - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Matthew Cribb - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Jennifer Deaderick - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Sarah Donnelly - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Julianne Espinosa - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Leslie Goodwin - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Li-Hao “Paul” Huang - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Hyun Min Jung - 2019 LF Travel Award

Hae Jin Kim - 2019 LF Travel Award

Brooke Kitt - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Yang Lee - 2019 LF Travel Award

Dong Li - 2019 LF Travel Award

Wanshu Ma - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Riaj Mahamud - 2019 LF Travel Award

Naomi Manning - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Kendra McDonough - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Christopher Morris - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Anish Mukherjee - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Katrina Osana - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Hasina Outtz Reed - 2019 LF Travel Award

John Pawlak - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Kimberly Robinson - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Giacomo Rossitto - 2019 LF Travel Award

Glicella Salazar-De Simone - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Lauren Sestito - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Sarah Sheppard - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

Krista Skaggs - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Sara Slayton - 2019 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Kim To - 2019 LF Travel Award

Wenjing Xu - 2019 LE&RN Travel Award

2018

Pengchun Yu, Ph.D. - 2018 Travel Award Winner

Xiaolei Liu, Ph.D. - 2018 LE&RN Travel Award Winner

Sébastien Gauvrit, Ph.D. - 2018 IVBM Travel Award Winner

Esther Hoppe - 2018 IVBM Travel Award Winner

Florent Morfoisse, Ph.D. - 2018 IVBM Travel Award Winner

Camille Kowalski - 2018 IVBM Travel Award Winner

Yeo Kim Pin, Ph.D. - 2018 IVBM Travel Award Winner

Seon Pyo Hong - 2018 GRC Poster Award Winner

Annalisa Zecchin - 2018 GRC Travel Award Winner

Jan Kazenwadel - 2018 GRC Travel Award Winner

Reema Davis - 2018 GRC Travel Award Winner

Ethel Pereira - 2018 GRC Travel Award Winner

2017

Diane Kapelanski - 2017 LE&RN/Lymph Notes Therapist Scholarship Winner

Tarah Capozza - 2017 LE&RN/Lymph Notes Therapist Scholarship Winner

Chase Miller - 2017 LE&RN/Lymph Notes Therapist Scholarship Winner

Dong Li - 2017 LE&RN Travel Award winner

Samia Bachmann - 2017 LE&RN Travel and Poster Award winner

Ajit Muley, Ph.D. - 2017 LE&RN Travel Award winner

Dr. Vincenza Cifarelli - 2017 LE&RN Travel Award winner

Echoe Bouta, Ph.D. - 2017 LE&RN Travel Award winner

Li-Hao “Paul” Huang - Ph.D., 2017 LE&RN Travel Award winner

Salli Antila - 2017 LE&RN Travel Award winner

Florent Morfoisse - Ph.D., 2017 LE&RN Travel Award winner

Catharine Bowman - 2017 LE&RN Travel and Poster Award winner

Reema Biswas Davis, PhD - 2017 LE&RN Travel and Poster Award winner

Andreea Milasan - 2017 LE&RN Travel Award Winner

Amy Tian - Lymphatic Forum Poster Award Winner

2016

Li-Hao “Paul” Huang - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award Winner

Reema Davis - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award Winner

Stacey Sing - LE&RN/Lymph Notes Lymphedema Therapist Scholarship Winner

Lauren Zwikelmaier - LE&RN/Lymph Notes Lymphedema Therapist Scholarship Winner

Padma Tummala - LE&RN/Lymph Notes Lymphedema Therapist Scholarship Winner

Elsa Olivia - LE&RN/Lymph Notes Lymphedema Therapist Scholarship Winner

Dr. Rachelle Crescenzi - LE&RN/FDRS Fellowship Award Winner

Dr. Javier Jaldin-Fincati - LE&RN/FDRS Fellowship Award Winner

Dr. Antoine Louveau - LE&RN Fellowship Award Winner

Dr. Echoe Bouta - LE&RN/FDRS Fellowship Award Winner

Dr. Esak Lee - LE&RN Research Fellowship Award Winner

Brian Saunders - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Jorge A. Castorena - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Rene Hagerling - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Li-Hao "Paul" Huang - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Xiaolei Liu - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Cathy Pichol-Thievend - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Hung M. Bui - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Maike Frye - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Reema Davis - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Antoine Louveau - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani - LE&RN 2016 Travel Award winner

2015

Vincenza Cifarelli - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Walter Cromer - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Patrick Crosswhite - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Maria Gnarra - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Jackie Haire - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Samantha Jacobs - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Esak Lee - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Shin-Jeong Lee - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Christine McLellan - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Anand Narayanan - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Irina Nizamutdinova - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Pamela Ostby - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Kelly Raquet - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Jeremy Roseman - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Kristen Rutkowski - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Amanda Stolarz - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Jean Marie Sturm - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Katia Urso - 2015 NIH Travel Award

Erica Williams - 2015 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

2014

Mary Ann Daugherty - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Brenda Fadeyibi - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Heather Ferguson - 2014 Wendy Chaite Leadership Awards

Maike Frye - 2014 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Emily Haynes - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Nicole Kloss - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Katarzyna Koltowska - 2014 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Deborah Malkin - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Marci Montes - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Selina Oelberg - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Ruchika Sapre - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

Eser Tolunay - 2014 Wendy Chaite Leadership Awards

Sara Velez - 2014 U.S. LE Therapist Scholarship

2012

Kari Alitalo - 2012 LRF Leadership Awards

Carolyn Bayer - 2012 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Alireza Haghighi Kahki - 2012 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Yiqing Yang - 2012 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

2010

Helene Maby-El Hajjami - 2010 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Guy Malkinson - 2010 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Li-Chin Yao - 2010 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

David Zawieja - 2010 LRF Leadership Awards

2008

Damien Gerald - 2008 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Sunkuk Kwon - 2008 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Xabier Lopez Aranguren - 2008 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Guillermo Oliver - 2008 LRF Leadership Awards

2006

Gregory Lam - 2006 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Rawad Mounzer - 2006 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Zhanna Nepiyushchikh - 2006 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

Waldemar Olszewski - 2006 LRF Leadership Awards

Martin Schneider - 2006 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

R. Sathish Srinivasan - 2006 LE&RN Research Fellowship Award

2004

Stanley Rockson - 2004 LRF Leadership Awards

2002

Henry Chang - 2002 LRF Leadership Awards

Stephen Goldman - 2002 LRF Leadership Awards